The Madones: Scrappy Canadian Film an Homage To Poets And Misfits
ReviewJim SlotekThe Madones, Barrie Dunn, Lucy Decoutere, Tara Doyle, T. Thomason, Lenore Zann, Canadian, Drama, Comedy, Black and white, Mental health issues, Music
Daisy Jones & the Six: A 70s Rock ‘n’ Roll Soap Opera
ReviewJim SlotekPrime Video, Adaptation, Daisy Jones & The Six, Mini-series, Riley Keough, Sam Clafin, Camila Morrone, Will Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Rock and roll, 1970s, Music, Mockumentary, Fleetwood Mac
I Wanna Dance With Somebody: Whitney Houston Biopic Lacks the Sparkle of its Subject
ReviewJim SlotekI Wanna Dance With Somebody, Kasi Lemmons, Anthony McCarten, Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Clarke Peters, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, Whitney Houston, Biopic, Music, Drama
Jazz Fest A New Orleans Story: A Concert and a Commercial
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary, Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, New Orleans, Music, Jimmy Buffett, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas
Yesterday: Novel Premise Elevates Director Danny Boyle’s Beatles-Loving Dramedy
ReviewYesterday, Danny Boyle, The Beatles, Kate McKinnon, Lily James, Ed Sheeran\, Himesh Patel, Music, Dramedy, Comedy
Rocketman: Fab Elton John Biopic as Surreal as its Subject’s Real Life
ReviewRocketman, Elton John, Biopic, Music, Bernie Taupin, Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden, Inside Out, Dexter Fletcher
Almost Almost Famous: Tribute Act Doc Probes What it Means to Be Someone Else
Reviewdocumentary, Canadian movies, Barry Lank, Music, Tribute Acts, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jackie Wilson, Buddy Holly, Hot Docs
Whitney: Family-Sanctioned Doc Tells Familiar Tale of Success and Excess