Independence Day 2022 - I'm Currently Safe
Today marks America’s birthday. Unfortunately, it’s also been marked by tragedy this year with the Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, Ill. I’m making...
Surely, you can't be serious
The rulings from the Supreme Court during the last week have made it tough to watch any movie with a clear mindset. It’s this mindset that led me to pull out...
A Whole Lot Of Star Wars Going On
Obi-Wan Kenobi came to an end on Wednesday and with that, so did my staying up for episodes to launch at 2 AM. There are very few shows launching on...
It's a Raiders kind of night
Tribeca 2022 may be coming to an end on the ground in New York but I spent my Sunday evening watching Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Steven Spielberg film...
Back to the Future
I took a break over Memorial Day weekend to go Back to the Future and the trilogy is still as fun as ever. Going into the holiday weekend, I had debated...
Top Gun: Maverick - The Hype is Real
The hype started for Top Gun: Maverick immediately after the world premiere screening during CinemaCon. My full review will not run until May 25 but let me...
The Summer Movie Season is Here
It isn’t just that the summer movie season is here but I am entering another week of May where the large majority of my reviews are already scheduled for the...
To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
I ended the month of April by binge-watching four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery with the first half of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds mixed into the bunch....
The Jojo Rabbit Discourse is Back
While many of us were furious with a list of the best romantic comedies of all-time making the rounds on Monday, the Jojo Rabbit discourse came back. As I...
Passover Is Coming
Passover is starting on Friday night and for some, that means revisiting films such as The Ten Commandments or The Prince of Egypt. Or if you’re up to it,...
Sony Tour, Critics Choice Awards and More
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind with a trip to Los Angeles for the Critics Choice Awards and the Sony Pictures Studio Tour. In a perfect world, I’d...
Disney Needs To Do Better
Bob Chapek has damaged the Walt Disney brand in more ways than anybody could have thought possible. One has to be really bad at their job to do a worse job...
Apologies for the lack of updates
I’ll send out a formal update later today but first, I’m sorry for not updating this Substack as frequently as I’d liked. Being transgender means I am...
Bambi: The Movie and The Book
Walt Disney’s Bambi is NOTHING at all like Felix Salten’s book. Now that Bambi is back in the public domain, Princeton University Press is releasing The...
Ivan Reitman, The Super Bowl, and More
The year continues to take away from us with the passing of Ivan Reitman over the weekend. It wasn’t until after his passing in which I learned that his...
Spotify Still Falls Short With Regards to Joe Rogan
When Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sent out an email to staff to apologize for what’s going on with Joe Rogan, he fell short of doing what was right. The right thing...
That Was A Month
I realize it’s been a few weeks since my last update. However, Sundance kept me busy with a number of films and I’ve been rather busy on the Whoopi Goldberg...
Disaster Thrillers and Sundance
I apologize for the delay in getting this sent out. When I returned online following Shabbas on January 15, I could not stay away from the news. Another...
Ben Affleck Isn't Wrong
Ben Affleck had something to say about the future of moviegoing and the truth is: he isn’t wrong. I wrote about Affleck’s comments this evening. The way I...
Remembering A Screen Legend And The Week That Was
Sidney Poitier is the latest screen legend to pass away with the news being announced on Friday morning. He was 94 years old. During my first go-around in...
