“Priscilla,” Sophia Coppola’s subtle and nuanced movie about the relationship of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, is the polar opposite of Baz Luhrmann’s flashy and bombastic musical biopic “Elvis.” Cailee Spaney and Jacob Elordi are well cast in this tale of the unsteady tightrope walk of love and fame. It’s solid,...
Ellie Kemper ("Unbreakable Kimmie Shmidt") and Luke Grimes ("Yellowstone") star in the Netflix romcom, "Happiness for Beginners," about two people who backpack their way to romance.
Filmmaker Wes Anderson is the king of quirky and his movies are an acquired taste. His latest effort, the offbeat comedy "Asteroid City" is no exception. This whimsical story-within-a-story involves a 1950's era convention of junior scientists gathering at the desert landing site of a meteorite. Things get complicated when an...
Reese Witherspoon ("Wild") and Ashton Kutcher (TV's "That 70s Show") are bi-coastal friends in the Netflix rom-com, "Your Place or Mine."
Attractive, likable stars can't save the creaky, warmed-over Netflix rom-com "Your Place or Mine." Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher play long-distance friends who hooked up once twenty years ago. She’s now a struggling single mom living in LA who wants to take a class in New York City. He’s a...
A heartfelt and empathetic performance by Ana de Armas as troubled Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe isn't quite enough to elevate the excessively depressing NC-17 drama, "Blonde, " now on Netflix. This fictionalized account based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates has flashes of brilliance, but dramatically it's a one-note...
