All posts tagged "Italy"
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Mark Glass | September 6, 2023
“The Bride” (“La Sposa”) – TV Series Review
Italian TV gives us “The Bride” (“La Sposa”), a dramatic miniseries about a woman enduring many types of...
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Mark Glass | June 29, 2023
MAN FROM ROME – Review
If you’re craving a DA VINCI CODE sort of movie but don’t want to concentrate quite that hard,...
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Jim Batts | May 9, 2023
BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER – Review
So this Summer movie season is fully upon us as we get yet another example of a staple...
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Jim Batts | April 13, 2023
MAFIA MAMMA – Review
Hmmm, now this is a strange bit of film release synergy. Now the big studio-wide release this weekend...
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Jim Batts | November 17, 2022
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO – Review
Aside from the serious somber Oscar contenders, and a few action blockbusters, the end-of-the-year holidays see the release...
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Jim Batts | October 13, 2022
ROSALINE – Review
Hey, it’s getting pretty close to movie award season, so what better time to, as they sing in...
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Jim Batts | June 16, 2021
LUCA- Review
So, travel venues are finally opening up just in time to escape those sweltering Summer temps. Someplace with...
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Cate Marquis | April 16, 2021
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS – Review
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS opens with a camera slowly zooming in on a wooded hill side, with trees twinged...
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Jim Batts | August 6, 2020
THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review
Who’s ready for a bit, no lots, of culture? No, well let’s sweeten the deal. Yes, you’ll be...
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Jim Batts | July 13, 2020
PIRANHAS – Review
This week’s new release (well, new to most of us, since it played several film festivals, including St....
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Jim Batts | February 20, 2020
THE TRAITOR (2019) – Review
So, you finally got around to watching (probably streaming) THE IRISHMAN (Bobby, Al, and Joe seemed to be...
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Cate Marquis | December 22, 2017
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME – Review
Director Luca Guadagnino explores coming-of-age and gay attraction in earlier, less-open times in Italy, in CALL ME BY...
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Jim Batts | November 10, 2015
SLIFF 2015 Review: THE DINNER
THE DINNER poses an interesting question, several actually. And I’m not talking about whether to go with red...
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Travis Keune | April 9, 2015
BLACK SOULS – The Review
Like many genre films, the category of mafia films is often branded with certain expectations. Granted, not all...
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Jim Batts | November 20, 2014
SLIFF 2014 Review – HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL screens at Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Cinemas on Friday, November 21 at 9:05 PM and on Sunday,...
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Jim Batts | August 28, 2014
THE TRIP TO ITALY – The Review
As the Summer winds down to a precious few last days, many folks wait until the season’s...
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Jim Batts | January 10, 2014
THE GREAT BEAUTY – The Review
Enough with this “polar vortex”! After the brutal arctic pounding at the start of 2014 you may very...
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Jim Batts | April 20, 2012
THE SALT OF LIFE – The Review
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH was the first major Hollywood film to address the wandering eye ( and libido...