While watching “tick, tick…BOOM!” I was overcome with the impression that the music and overall feeling of the film were similar to that of “Rent.” I’ve seen “Rent” on-screen and live onstage many times, so I consider myself a bit of an expert on the subject.
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“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is a continuation of the Ghostbusters Saga, begun back in the Olden Days (1984, to be exact). The Ghosts are back, and now it is family affair. One of the key ‘Busters’ has passed away. Now it is up to a tenacious grand-daughter to follow in the nerdy footsteps of the Grandpa she never knew. It is a ‘family affair’ in more ways that that…
Digital Release (Video On Demand) November 16, 2021
“The End of Blindness” is a documentary about Dr. Samuel Bora who is an ophthalmologist living in Ethiopia. In fact, he is the only one in the country’s capital (Addis Ababa) of around 3 million people. When these people in the impoverished country develop eye problems, like cataracts or an eye injury, he is the only one they can turn to. With his unwavering help, he has become a sight-restoring angel to the poor. Read more
The “Belfast” storyline is deeply personal for writer/director Kenneth Branagh because what you see play out in the film is what Branagh recalls seeing in his neighborhood when he was growing up. The 1960s in Northern Ireland was a time of great tumult between the Catholics and the Protestants. Here, we see the struggle your everyday family would have had to not only survive the civil war brewing in their neighborhoods but, at the same time, to do the right thing for their family.
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This is a documentary about the campaign of the youngest man to ever run for president of the United States. But because of who he is, it’s not as much about his canvassing and kissing babies as it is about who he’s doing it with.
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Writer: Chad Hodge
Starring: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke Macfarlane, Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Robertson with Jennifer Coolidge and Kathy Najimy
Run Time: 1h 39m
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released Direct to Video on November 9th, 2021
“The Drummer” is a slow-moving anti-war movie with too many heavy-handed topics. It treats the characters as players in a moral dilemma based during the height of the Iraq War. Set in 2008, in a small town in upstate New York, a little place called ‘The Drummer’ becomes a focal point of resistance to the ongoing War. The people involved are soldiers (or ex-soldiers) who want nothing to do with the thing they are stuck doing.
When sitting down to watch this film, please make sure you’ve just finished “The Souvenir” first, as it picks up very nicely where that first one left off. Back-to-back watching is essential.
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“Eternals” makes a splash on the big screen, with a world-class director and the densest storyline since “Endgame”. However, with the potential to make a tidal wave, this movie struggles to make it to high tide. All the multitude of characters and the story stretched out over 7,000 years just makes for a muddled mixture of awe and flaw. The subtle introduction of very diverse characters does not count for much, if you wind up not caring for them.
Director: Torquil Jones
Executive Producers: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja, Mark Webber, Anna Barnes
Produced by: Noah Media Group in association with Little Monster Films
Run Time: 1h 41min
Genre: Documentary
