The Benoit Blanc mystery series - written and directed by Rian Johnson (BRICK) - is now in it’s 3rd iteration. And, despite critical acclaim, the first 2 films of this series, starring Daniel Craig (the most recent James Bond) left me a bit cold. I wanted to like them, but felt left at arms lengt (more so the 2nd one, GLASS ONION, than the first one KNIVES OUT). With the 3rd film of the series, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, they finally figured it out. As written and directed by Johnso

Have you sat around wondering about the behind-the-scene details and political dealings of how little known James Garfield of Ohio became President of the United States in 1880 and then, subsequently, was assassinated? Neither did I, but after watching the terrific Netflix Mini-Series, DEATH BY LIGHTNING (based on the novel DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC: A TALE OF MADNESS, MEDICINE and the MURDER OF A PRESIDENT by Candice Millard), I don’t know how I could have lived without this k

In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, it appears that Billy Wilder was interested in 2 things: 1). Making movies about the relationship between men and women 2). Pushing the boundaries of censorship as far as he could And with SOME LIKE IT HOT, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH and his Academy Award winning film THE APARTMENT, he certainly accomplished both items. For his next film, he had to go to France, for the title character of his 1963 film, IRMA LA DOUCE, is a prostitute. Originall

Say what you will about Greek Director Yorgos Lanthimos and the oddities that are his films, but one thing you can NOT say about his films is that they are mundane. The latest outing by the Director of POOR THINGS, a “two-hander” starring Lanthimos’ stock players Emma Stone (POOR THINGS) and Jesse Plemons (KINDS OF KINDNESS) is a case in point. BUGONIA tells the tale of High Profile, High-Scale Tech CEO Michelle (Stone) who is kidnapped by Teddy (Plemons) because Teddy thinks