ATTACK OF THE RETRO SCI-Fi FUTURIST — The MUST SEE Show of the Century
The true story of the birth of James Mandell as the Retro Sci-Fi Futurist, and how you can tickets to this amazing show No other show in the history of entertainment has hit home quite like Attack of the Retro Sci-Fi Futurist, partially because it was born and raised right here in my living room.…
SOLO Review — Is "Good" Enough?
SOLO Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell Solo: A Star Wars Story is a rousing space cowboy yarn with a lot of action, fun special effects, a little romance, a few laughs and some tricky plot twists. But wait a minute! Since this is a Star Wars film, shouldn’t I be writing in superlatives? Shouldn’t I…
BOOK CLUB Review — Scintillating After 60
BOOK CLUB Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell What could be more welcome than a smart, funny and fabulous feature about smart, funny and fabulous women? There are no epic battles, no masks or capes, no nods to the prequel that you didn’t see, no strident political messages — basically nothing to make you feel guilty, exhausted…
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AVENGERS INFINITY WAR Review — So Much More Than You Expected
AVENGERS INFINITY WAR Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell Take all your theories, predictions, hopes, dreams, wishes and fears for Avengers: Infinity Wars, multiply them by ten, and you still won’t come close to what directing brothers Anthony and Joe Russo release on the superhero world. Avengers: Infinity War is the Kraken of all super hero…
A Series of Unfortunate Events Fashions — Don't Turn Away
A Series of Unfortunate Events Fashions — Eye-popping Gothic Ensembles by Staci Layne Wilson “I would advise all our viewers to turn away immediately and watch something more pleasant instead,” says the eponymous author and narrator (Patrick Warburton) in a delightful deadpan as he recounts A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. But if you…
A QUIET PLACE Review — The Sound of Brilliance
A QUIET PLACE Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell If you would have told me I’d be absolutely riveted and wide awake through the entirety of an hour-and-a-half film with only about five minutes of dialogue, I would have told you you were demented. But to his ample credit, writer/director/star John Krasinski has come up with something…
ISLE OF DOGS Review — Labradoodle Frankie Feldman Says 'Bow Wow WOW!'
ISLE of DOGS Review — Good Boy, Wes Anderson! by Hollywood Hound Frankie Feldman As a furry family family guy who watches many a movie on the couch, I can tell you that the tastiest of all treats, writer/director Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, could change canine cinema forever. There is no doubt that this fido-licious…
LOVE, SIMON Review, TOMB RAIDER Review — Neither is What You Expected
TOMB RAIDER Review — LOVE, SIMON Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell LOVE, SIMON Review If John Hughes were making films today, Love, Simon might be what they’d look like. Although it treats a very current topic, it still has the same warm and shiny innocence of teen films of the ’80’s. Simon could well be…
A WRINKLE IN TIME Review — A Beautiful Mess
A WRINKLE IN TIME Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell At least it’s pretty Lovely to look at, impossible to follow, A Wrinkle in Time feels more like a psychedelic acid trip than a noble hero’s journey (not that I’ve ever been on either one). That might be acceptable for a grownup arthouse flick, but as an adaptation…
