DownhillCo-written and Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash This week’s “Downhill” is an American remake of the 2014 Swedish film “Force Majeure,” which is currently streaming on Hulu. The premise of...
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Birds of PreyDirected by Cathy Yan “Birds of Prey,” or more completely “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn,” is a tricky movie to describe and that may be its...
It is a fact, whether freely admitted or not, that we are all broken. None of us are perfect. We are all damaged, whether by the actions of self, others or nature. In “Alabaster,” the National New...
The GentlemenDirected Co-Written by Guy Ritchie “The Gentlemen” is a return to early form for Guy Ritchie, who in recent years has made big budget, flashy projects with mixed results, such as...
Free Museum Day is just around the corner! Get ready for complimentary admission to 25+ local museums, coming back to Sacramento on Feb. 1. The popular day is also the kick-off to Sacramento Museum...
Just MercyDirected by Destin Daniel Cretton “Just Mercy” is the kind of film that makes me wish I spent less time in theaters and saw fewer films. Not because it’s bad, quite the opposite –...
Recent columns have covered several films still in theaters, including “Ford v Ferrari,” “Knives Out,” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” and the inscrutable “Frozen II.” Here are most of the...
As often happens, following a major holiday, both movie choices and food choices are dominated by leftovers from the previous week. With that in mind, here’s a quick moviebriefs roundup of four...
A Robert Earl Keen song is like a Larry McMurtry novel. You might find pickup trucks and beer in his music, but you’re going to see trucks and beer differently after he’s done. And you won’t be alone...
JudyDirected by Rupert Goold By 1969, and the occasion of her untimely death from a barbiturate overdose, Judy Garland had been performing for approximately 45 of her 47 years. And by her own...
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