The Man Who Wasn’t There: A Film Noir

Life is not what it seems for a small-town California barber in the Coen brothers’ 2001 film noir, The Man Who Wasn’t There. Even this is a film noir, the Coens bring their own ideas into the genre. It’s not your typical film noir. The lead character does not intentionally set out to commit any crime. It just kind of happens. But if you read any of James M. Cain’s work, you’ll find characters behaving…

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Monk: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray

Monk: The Complete Second Season is currently on Blu-ray for fans to bring home and watch the fan-favorite obsessive compulsive detective. All sixteen Season 2 episodes have been newly restored in 4K. The series was produced by Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television in association with Universal Network Television. Synopsis Television’s favorite defective detective returns to solve a new batch of baffling mysteries with his trademark wit, wisdom…and hand wipes. Join the outstanding Tony Shalhoub as the quirky obsessive-compulsive detective in…

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Monk: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray

Monk: The Complete First Season is currently on Blu-ray for fans to bring home and watch the fan-favorite obsessive compulsive detective. The series was produced by Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television in association with Universal Network Television. Synopsis All 13 Season One Episodes: Newly Restored in 4K! He’s ingenious, he’s phobic, he’s obsessive-compulsive. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Tony Shalhoub is sublimely hysterical in Monk. Adrian Monk’s offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he’s back…

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Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie – The Sleuth Returns

After three Psych films to date, fan favorite detective Adrian Monk finally returns in Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie. “It’s a jungle out there…” The film might be streaming on Peacock but it’s a classic TV movie–they had 21 days to shoot the film rather than the usual 8 days per episode. Regardless, Adrian Monk’s (Tony Shalhoub) return is long overdue. I guess we can thank Tony Shalhoub being busy with The Marvelous…

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 4 Review

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is back for the start of the fourth season but the show has yet to solve its Jewish caricature problem. Listen, we need to talk. This series is a prime example of why we need Jewish actors being cast in these roles. No amount of acting is going to change the fact that a non-Jewish actor is going to come off as a caricature. People might say “acting is acting” but…

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Galaxy Quest: Star Trek Send-Up Is A Classic

Galaxy Quest, the Star Trek send-up, still remains a sci-fi comedy classic as fans across the globe celebrate the 20th anniversary. No list of the all-time best comedies can be complete without Galaxy Quest.  To make such a list without this cult classic would be–By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan–illogical to say the least.  When I first saw the film, I had never been initiated into the Star Trek universe.  A real introduction…

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 3 Is Here

Amazon surprised us all by dropping season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel a few hours earlier but the third season is the best season yet. The series takes us away from the Catskills and on the road with Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan).  This season, Midge is on tour for the first time and opening up for Shy Baldwin (Leroy McClain).  That’s not to say that we don’t miss out on New York City…

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Men in Black 2 doesn’t have same magic

Men in Black 2 unfortunately suffers at the core as the sequel just doesn’t quite have the same magic as its predecessor. The first film ends with Agent J (Will Smith) getting a new partner in Agent L.  As anyone could probably guess, this was too good to be true.   Eventually, we’re going to see Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) again.  This is not a matter of if but when.  But before he can go…

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2 Brings Laughs

As the period comedy returns for a second season on Amazon Prime, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel brings the funny with a superb performance from Rachel Brosnahan. Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) isn’t afraid of telling it like it is.  This is never more true than in the season’s second episode.  While there men have made the argument that women aren’t funny, Midge turns this idea on its head.  In telling the bunt truth–even in a…

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Final Portrait: A Character Study

Final Portrait is a character study that takes us into the mind of what an artist goes through as they work to perfect their work. It’s the latest directorial offering from Stanley Tucci.  The camera framing is absolutely beautiful with its handheld movements.  Through his direction, Tucci makes some wise choices early on to hide the portrait of James Lord (Armie Hammer) even if audiences would beg for even just a glimpse of the master…

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