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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.6 – ‘Piñata’
For your consideration. We’ve been getting more flashbacks than usual this season, although I’m not sure all of them are particularly revelatory. “Piñata” opened with a scene a decade before the show began, with Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) in his mailroom position at HHM, with Kim (Rhea Seehorn) just a lowly intern for his brother Chuck’s…
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10 Highlights of the 75th Venice International Film Festival
The 75th Venice Film Festival (VFF) drew criticism with only having one female-directed film out of the 21 in competition, but, in front of the camera, it was a different story… with strong matriarchies and bonkers queens, not to mention a few biopics and remakes. VFF is often used as a litmus test for the…
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CRAZY RICH ASIANS (2018)
A native New Yorker travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s wealthy family…
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COLD WATER (1994)
A rebellious teenage couple escape the rigid order suffocating them, seeking sanctuary to cultivate their artistic expression and live free.
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PREDATOR 2 (1990)
Amidst a territorial gang war in 1997, a deadly alien hunter stalks the criminal gangs of Los Angeles, and only a veteran LAPD cop can stop it…
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WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
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REVENGE (2017)
Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one devoted to hunting. A violent lesson for three wealthy married men.
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.5 – ‘Quite a Ride’
Shredded future. We’re accustomed to the season-opening glimpses of Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) future, working under an alias at a Cinnabon, but “Quite a Ride” upended things with an unexpected look at future closer to Better Call Saul’s narrative. How long did it take you to notice that the teaser was taking place during Breaking…
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GHOST STORIES (2017)
A skeptical professor embarks on an investigation into three unexplained cases of apparitions…
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THE FLY (1958)
A genius scientist invents a teleportation device for the good of mankind, but his careless experimentation ends in tragedy.
