October 2020
Bonded and Unbound: Sean Connery, 1930-2020
By EntertainerSean Connery led with his shoulders and his wicked grin. Raised in a tenement in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was a brawler, sailor, footballer, and bodybuilder before turning to show business. He went on to become a movie star and accomplished film...Disney+'s The Mandalorian Makes a Valiant Return in Season Two Opener
By EntertainerWe may not be getting a new “Star Wars” movie this year (or even next), but we’ll at least have “The Mandalorian,” a serial that proves with one of its best episodes yet that it still has a lot of flair,...Come Play
By Entertainer“Come Play” uses isolated childhood to spin a traditional ghost story around concerns about bullying and even the abundance of screen time for our current youngest generation. There's ambition in the concept that elevates Jacob...The True Adventures of Wolfboy
By EntertainerWe have a certain expectation of a fairy tale hero—a handsome prince, gallant and courageous, sometimes blond, often wearing armor, able to defend himself and others—and “The True Adventures of Wolfboy” scoffs at it. Who does...His House
By EntertainerAt the center of Netflix’s ghost story “His House” is a marriage haunted by shared trauma. Writer/director Remi Weekes makes this symbolic connection clear, albeit somewhat comically, in the first scene. Bol Majur (Sope Dirisu)...Spell
By EntertainerSet amid the familiar, gritty grounds of a backwoods thriller, “Spell” attempts to summon the terrors of “The Hills Have Eyes” in a “Misery” package, with little jolt and even less cinematic elegance to go around....The Donut King
By EntertainerIf you’ve ever enjoyed a donut that came from a pink box, you have Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy to thank. The same goes for if you’ve been to California and tasted a donut from one of the many shops owned by many other Cambodian refugees...Fire Will Come
By EntertainerThe pious, cosmic Spanish drama “Fire Will Come” is essentially an allegory about forgiveness (and shame and doubt) since it concerns what happens after a shy ex-con returns from prison to his rural Galician home. Amador (Amador...Us Kids
By EntertainerFor many, the events of February 14, 2018, when a gunman murdered 17 people in Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, never really ended. And the day’s true physical and emotional toll remains untallied. With gun-control themed...The Lasting Terror of Candyman
By EntertainerI enjoy when horror films do more than just throw sudden shocks and jolts at audiences. Bernard Rose’s 1992 film “Candyman” is one example. While it surely shocks us with a series of horrific bloody moments during its...
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