Movie Reviews

Having grown up near New Haven, CT, I know what all denizens of that area know: that the best pizza in the world can be found at three small pizza places located within just a few blocks of one another: Sally’s Apizza, Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana, and Modern Apizza. Gorman Be

Tom Hanks stars as the titular Otto in A Man Called Otto, a film adapted from the novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.  Otto is a grumpy old man, who seems to have taken it upon himself to be the enforcer of all rules and regulations on his gated street.  He seems to […

Air tells the story of the team at Nike who, in 1984, were involved in the creation of the wildly popular Air Jordan sneakers.  At the time, Nike was a minor player in the basketball shoe market, lagging far behind Converse and Adidas.  But Nike’s talent scout Sonny Vaccaro be

In Search of Tomorrow is a crowd-funded documentary that takes an in-depth look at the sci-fi movies of the eighties.  (I backed this project on Indiegogo back in 2021.) From the huge blockbusters to the low-budget camp-fests, this lengthy film takes a deep dive into the many wonderf