Movie Review: “Remembering Gene Wilder”

Movie Review: “Remembering Gene Wilder”

This documentary (now on Netflix) is an affectionate look back at the movies and personal life of the man who played Willy Wonka, the Waco Kid, and Young Frankenstein. Here’s my review.

Movie Review: “Inside Out 2”

Movie Review: “Inside Out 2”

Here’s my review of Pixar’s sequel about 13-year-old Riley and the emotions (old and new) that battle for control of her brain just as she hits puberty.

Movie Review: “Tuesday”

Movie Review: “Tuesday”

“Tuesday” is a strange new movie about a mother (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and daughter confronting death — which appears as a talking macaw. I try to explain in my review.

Movie Review: “Treasure”

Movie Review: “Treasure”

Here’s my review of a new movie about a woman (Lena Dunham) who visits Poland with her father (Stephen Fry) to see some of the places from his youth — including the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Stop Working The Crowd

Stop Working The Crowd

I was sad to read about the increasing number of standup comics who do crowd work in their sets. Most aren’t very good at it, but feel the need to constantly create content for TikTok. Here are several reasons it annoys me.

MYMNK: “Man Up”

MYMNK: “Man Up”

I just discovered the 2015 Lake Bell/Simon Pegg romcom “Man Up,” and liked it so much I’ve added it to my Movies You Might Not Know list. You can read my review here.