The Last Repair Shop

The Last Repair Shop

Here’s a movie that put a big smile on my face. It’s about the craftspeople who repair musical instruments for kids in Los Angeles schools. You can watch this likely Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject right here.

“Role Play”

“Role Play”

Here’s my review of a new movie starring Kaley Cuoco as an assassin and David Oyelowo as her clueless husband — until the trouble starts.

Little Richard Feels Pretty

Little Richard Feels Pretty

I just heard Little Richard’s version of “I Feel Pretty” from “West Side Story,” and can’t get it out of my head. So, I have to share this wonderful oddity with you.

MYMNK: “Cinema Paradiso”

MYMNK: “Cinema Paradiso”

For some reason, I had never gotten around to seeing this 1988 classic, but I’m glad I watched it last night so I can add it to my Movies You Might Not Know list today. Here’s my review.

Seven Great Documentaries

Seven Great Documentaries

Here are seven documentaries from this year I heartily recommend to you, with subjects including Bill Russell, Albert Brooks, Yogi Berra, and why we should look again at nuclear power.

Worst Movies Of 2023

Worst Movies Of 2023

It can be fun ripping really bad movies to shreds, but I hate that I wasted so much time watching these, the ten I most disliked in the last twelve months.

Best Movies Of 2023

Best Movies Of 2023

Here’s my list of the ten movies that impressed me most in the last twelve months, regardless of platform. Most of them did not earn big numbers at the box office, but they all put a smile on my face.

“American Fiction”

“American Fiction”

Here’s my rave review of a clever, funny new movie about a frustrated Black author fed up with the way the publishing world treats people who look like him.

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