Take Two: “A Jazzman’s Blues”
Filmmaker Tyler Perry ("Madea") offers an old school melodrama, "A Jazzman's Blues." It's a murder mystery romance set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South. It's now on Netflix.
Freeze Frame: “Don’t Worry, Darling” (R), “A Jazzman’s Blues” (R), “Lou” (R), “Sidney” (Not rated)
Olivia Wilde's feminist sci-fi thriller "Don't Worry Darling" has generated outsized interest due to the headlines involving the backstage turmoil during and after filming. I just wish the movie were as interesting. Florence Pugh gives an electric performance as a 50s-era housewife whose life unravels when she figures out that things...
