Reviews

Director writer Cyrus Nowrasteh has pieced together a story of Doug Rawlins (Jim Caviezel) a character who finds himself a captive in Iran after speaking out about his believes which include that Jesus is God.  Not too popular in places in the Middle East.  The program he filmed in Egypt ends up in a capture […]

A drama filled with gradually less murky flashbacks is noteworthy for its thespians embroiled in trauma, as well as retribution, even bewilderment.  The Secrets We Keep stars Noomi Repace, Joel Kinnaman and Chris Messina in adhering to modest period polish of Post World War II Americana (filled primarily in Louisiana). Israeli filmmaker Yuval Adler keeps […]

Streaming on a premium platform is the latest Disney live-action remake which isn’t as joyful as the 1998 animated original.  In being derived from a 6th Century Chinese poem and folklore.  Nicki Caro directs a new Mulan which jettisons humor and kitsch in favor of a resolve that underscores the #MeToo movement.  So, no crickets […]

This not so hagiographic look at Helen Reddy has a by-the-numbers feel and an anachronistic shooting style Yet, it finds a certain amount of thematic resonance through its labored, episodic tendencies.  I Am Woman features Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Evan Peters, and Danielle Macdonald.  What simmers beneath a young Aussie woman with a toddler in tow during […]

Director-writer Natalie Krinsky reached into her past experiences to build the script for The Broken Hearts Gallery.  The gallery is a place where folks who have had romances that ended  display curious items that are reminders of the lost relationships.  The idea from Krinsky is expanded through the character Lucy Gulliver (Geraldine Viswanathan) who has […]