Shogun (2024)

Set in the 1600s when Poruguese Catholics have been trading with and have converted a few Japanese, this second adaptation of James Clavell’s historical novel, created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks is so msemerizing that it demands binge watching. Thus far you can watch on Hulu the ten sessions already produced, with two more seasons promised. The …

MaXXXine (2024)

Director Ty West’s hard-R film is only for fans of the horror genre, several of its gory scnes being very graphic. It is part of a trilogy—X, created in  2022, and Pearl, also in that year. I have not sen the others, although I know that all deal with some  aspect of filmmaking and the …

Fresh (1994)

After a few minutes of watching Boaz Yakin’s film set in a Brooklyn ghetto I was thinking of John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood. Both films, loaded with “F bombs and “m-f”s provide a portal for white viewers to enter the red-lined world that white racism has created. And both feature a strong divorced father …

Thelma (2024)

It is a delight to come across another film with an elderly person as the main character, showing that life does not end at 80. Inspired by a real-life Thelma who is now 103, director  Josh Margolin’s movie Thelma is centered on a 93-year-old that gives actress June Squibb a chance to shine. It is …