Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are at it again. Last year’s follow-up to the seven year run of “Grace and Frankie” was, “80 For Brady“, a whimsical quest to meet and ogle superstar footballer, Tom Brady. Even with the addition of co-stars Sally Field and Rita Moreno, the film landed with a thud at the ..read more

The gaunt, stricken faces on the characters of Director, Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking“, tell us a great deal about despair. Living within the confines of an isolated religious colony, they have, over the course of their lives, been repeatedly sprayed with livestock tranquilizers in the dead of night, then raped; sometimes by more than one ..read more

A Mount Rushmore of eighty-something talent lives in the thinly dimensioned world sketched out by the makers of “80 for Brady“. Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin, and Rita Moreno, with 12 Oscar nominations and 5 wins between them, nevertheless, make it as habitable as possible. New England Patriot fans since their first glimpse at ..read more

Grief’s layaway plan begins the moment one commits themselves to the proposition of love. It’s a tsunami of emotion. An equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate between person or pet. A loss is a loss. Experts who warn us away from the application of human attributes to furry friends have it wrong. The consequence ..read more

Steven Spielberg slipped into our collective consciousness more than fifty years ago. With sweeping imagination and spot-on storytelling, he has, in film after film, outperformed expectations. And good for all of us that The Fabelmans is no exception. In this, his 33rd theatrical release, he dissects moments from his youth that have informed artistic choices ..read more

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a Hollywood film executive greenlit the production of Spoiler Alert. The film’s premise? Two handsome men meetup cute in a Manhattan bar. One’s a manly, sensitive hunk. The other, a self-admitted, ex-fat boy nerd. As they say in Hollywood, what could go wrong? The promise ..read more

Satisfied man looking out at a skyline sunset from the window of a skyscraper ..read more

A Chilean, an Argentinian, a Frenchman, a Bulgarian, and an American walk into a bar. Just kidding. No joke here. Just dinner for thirteen expats, ages forty to seventy, representing three continents, sitting together at a large table in Valencia, Spain. The conversation was brisk, engaging, and at times, potentially challenging. Topics included differences in ..read more

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are at it again. Last year’s follow-up to the seven year run of “Grace and Frankie” was, “80 For Brady“, a whimsical quest to meet and ogle superstar footballer, Tom Brady. Even with the addition of co-stars Sally Field and Rita Moreno, the film landed with a thud at the … The post Film Review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Revenge Comedy, ‘Moving On’ appeared first on Howard Fishman ..read more

The gaunt, stricken faces on the characters of Director, Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking“, tell us a great deal about despair. Living within the confines of an isolated religious colony, they have, over the course of their lives, been repeatedly sprayed with livestock tranquilizers in the dead of night, then raped; sometimes by more than one … The post Film Review: Women Talking appeared first on Howard Fishman ..read more