‘Let Them All Talk’ Movie Review
Director Steven Soderbergh has been in a rough patch of late. His last four movies were all misfires (either with critics, at the box office, or both). And his 2011 drama “Contagion” has been quoted and viewed more than he ever intended. However, Soderbergh’s latest, “Let Them All Talk” (available on HBO Max), is one […]
TV REVIEW: ‘Here We Are’ on AppleTV+
“Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” is a new half-hour animated short film debuting Friday April 17th on AppleTV+, just in time for Earth Day. It’s based on the book by Oliver Jeffers and stars Jacob Tremblay as the voice of 7-year-old Finn, who’s eager to know how things work. Finn’s parents […]
‘The Post’ Review
It’s almost unfair. Hanks, Streep, Spielberg, Williams all together on the same film? Arguably, these four make-up the Mount Rushmore of modern cinema. Well, here’s the good news for fans and the bad news for every other movie competing this Awards Season: “The Post” is even better than the sum of its parts. It’s 1971. […]
2017 Golden Globes Predictions
1/9 UPDATE: I got 8 out of 14 picks correct (*where noted): Sunday Night’s 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards are going to make history: Jimmy Fallon is hosting for the first time. Meryl Streep is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award AND she could also win for her performance in “Florence Foster Jenkins”. And for […]
‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Review
She’s sung Abba, Sondheim and Springsteen. Now, The Greatest Actress Alive, three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep, tackles Opera as Florence Foster Jenkins. In the history books, Jenkins is defined as “The World’s Worst Singer”. But even though that was a headline used to sell papers in the 40s, and a slogan that will be used […]
‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Movie Review
The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep), the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great opera singer. The voice she heard in her head was beautiful, but to everyone else it was hilariously awful. Her “husband” and manager, St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) an aristocratic […]
‘Ricki and the Flash’ Review
Just when the world thought Meryl Streep had done just about everything an actress can do, her latest movie features the 19-time Oscar nominee singing Lady Gaga. As mother turned rocker, Ricki Rendazzo, title character in the musical dramedy “Ricki and the Flash”, Streep teams-up with fellow Academy Award winners Jonathan Demme (director of “The […]
Guest: ‘Ricki and the Flash’ Screenwriter Diablo Cody
The Oscar-winning writer of “Juno” talks working and having dinner with the legend that is Meryl Streep. She also discusses mixing comedy, drama and music into the script and the people who have “rocked” in her life. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera […]
2015: The Summer for Ladies and Laughs
Action movies “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, “Jurassic World”, “Terminator: Genisys”, “Ant-Man”, “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” and “Fantastic Four” will likely dominate the Summer 2015 Box Office. However, surprisingly, there are just as many comedies lined-up between May and August that will be looking to attract audiences of all ages. It’s an especially good time for […]
