Here's something to scare you as Halloween approaches: 45 movies will disappear from the Criterion Channel as the kids go virtual trick-or-treat. Here are six of these movies that I can recommend. That doesn't mean I hate the other 39. I just haven't seen most of them. Others I haven't seen or didn't really like. … Continue reading Before Halloween: 6 good movies leaving Criterion October 31
Tag: Dr. Seuss
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: 5,000 Fingers, Uncut Gems, Certified Copy, School Daze, & A Pickle
An evil music teacher, precious stones, a complicated relationship, and life in college. Here are five films I've seen recently. A The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) It's been decades since I revisited the strangest children's fantasy movie made by a major Hollywood studio. But Fingers is more than that. It's hilarious, bizarre, crazy, … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: 5,000 Fingers, Uncut Gems, Certified Copy, School Daze, & A Pickle
What’s Streaming: April 17 – 23
Stay at home with Dr. Seuss, Reefer Madness, a very tall Russian, hungry lions, and an Irish ghost whisperer. And while you're doing it, you're helping to save Bay Area movie theaters. Helping a theater Like so many other art house cinemas in the area, the New Mission sells "tickets" to streaming films, but they're … Continue reading What’s Streaming: April 17 – 23
What’s Screening: September 6 – 12
A short newsletter this week, but it has something for fans of Miles Davis, Leo Tolstoy, Alec Guinness, Keira Knightley, Brendan Fraser, and Dr. Seuss. But no festivals. New films opening B Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Elmwood, Roxie, opens Friday The music is the best thing about this BBC/PBS biopic of the jazz … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 6 – 12
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