Movie Review: “A Real Pain”

Movie Review: “A Real Pain”

Kieran Culkin gives a breakout performance in “A Real Pain,” written and directed by his co-star, Jesse Eisenberg, in a story about two Jewish Americans visiting Poland to learn about their family’s experience during the Holocaust. Here’s my review.

Movie Space vs. Real Space

Movie Space vs. Real Space

I like this series of videos in which subject matter experts review movies about those subjects. Here’s a longtime astronaut discussing scenes in space.

The Sphere

The Sphere

I hadn’t planned to visit The Sphere in Las Vegas, but when a friend said he really wanted to see what it was like, I figured what the hell and agreed to join him. Here’s my review of the experience and the movie shown inside.

MYMNK: “Cadillac Records”

MYMNK: “Cadillac Records”

The newest addition to my Movies You Might Not Know list is this 2008 title about Chess Records, the home to legends like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Etta James — and where Chuck Berry recorded his first hits.

Movie Review: “A Different Man”

Movie Review: “A Different Man”

Here’s my review of a movie about a man with a craniofacial condition whose appearance changes thanks to a miracle drug, but it can’t make him happy.