(**1/2) She wants it. He wants it. The clock is ticking away in a rom/com satire that lacks real bite and feels like a stretched-out SNL sketch. It isn’t speed dating. More like desperately seeking sex. An ultra-conservative law mandates that only married people can knock boots. Singles have one night a year when lovemaking—banging—is permitted. And […]
Daniel Caesar Brings His Spiritual Vibe to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
(****) A choir sings with angelic voices as R&B, neo-soul and alternative R&B artist Daniel Caesar prepares to take the stage. That’s how a warm, soulful summer night begins at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. That’s when a mellow, evangelical R&B worship service starts. With a glow. They came by the thousands and the […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
(***1/2) “You don’t remember me, but we used to know each other.” And so, cryptically and gingerly Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, tries to reintroduce himself to his loved ones. It’s an extremely sensitive assignment. Not as dangerous as fighting crime all day, but as harrowing to a young man trying to find his bearings as […]
The Odyssey
(****) “Promise me you’ll come back.” “What if I can’t?” Back in ancient Greece, when Odysseus (Matt Damon), the king of the island of Ithaca, went off to fight the 10-year Trojan War against the city of Troy, he didn’t know if he’d return. That was a thought his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway), the queen, could […]
Moana
(**1/2) “Time to start preparing to be who they need you to be.” It’s a calling. Can she answer it? If you have a little girl who’s looking for someone to admire in a movie these days, the choices are slim. Supergirl had possibilities but couldn’t fly and wasn’t the right material for kids. This […]
The Invite
(****) Guess who’s coming to dinner? Now guess again. It seemed like it would be such an ordinary occasion. She invited the couple in the upstairs apartment downstairs for dinner. He says he was unaware of the arrangement. She’s hoping civility reigns over the evening. He’s still pissed that the couple makes so much noise […]
Supergirl
(**) Supergirl’s life is a super mess, and her film is close to being a super miss. Milly Alcock’s interpretation of her, aka Kara Zor-El, provided brief, rebellious comic relief in the 2025 Superman reboot. She was a nice counterbalance to David Corenswet’s calming, nerdy interpretation of the man of steel, aka Kal-El. Her cynicism was fine […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat — Tribeca Film Festival 2026
(***1/2) “I’m happy I can do what I like to do and survive on that.” Getting to that point wasn’t easy. Getting past it was a blast. Viewers who venture out to see this documentary get a full picture of the artist and how he became a cultural phenomenon. Starting life as a Brooklyn-raised child […]
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