The Front Room

The Front Room Movie Room

“The Front Room” is a tale based on horror — the horror of getting old. When a young couple is backed into a corner, they agree to let the husband’s estranged step-mother come to live with them. The elderly step-mother brings an opinionated view into the house. She has a basic lack of tact, and a lack of bladder and bowel control. Things are turning into a ‘M-E-Double-S’… Read more

The Other Laurens Movie Review *Out Now on VOD

“The Other Laurens” is about an impulsive, unpredictable teen, Jade (Louise Leroy), who runs to her uncle Gabriel Laurens (Olivier Rabourdin), for help when her father, François (the other Laurens outside of Gabriel and Jade), turns out to be dead. Well, there’s an urn with ashes in it anyway.
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Sing Sing

Sing Sing Movie Review

“Sing Sing” is an emotionally uplifting story set in the most depressing place — the maximum security prison called ‘Sing Sing’. Prisoners on the inside never have a lot of freedom to express themselves. But a program designed to get inmates familiar with ‘The Arts’ gives them a chance to produce plays and learn acting skills. You might call it ‘The Sing Sing Redemption’, just without the major escape at the end. Read more

Time Bandits Apple TV+ Series Review

Getting fully into this new “Time Bandits” series is easier if you’ve never seen its predecessor. Though creators Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, Taika Waititi do a good job of recreating the original intent, it’s for the love of all things Python that we watch. Letting that go will help you to just have fun in Waititi’s world, as it’s impossible to forget Gilliam’s, especially with familiar phrases like “pointed stick” coming out of nowhere on occasion. Hold onto the love you’ll feel when you hear them, but fall just as hard for this new creation, as well. If you do, you’ll have a good time.

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