Documentary Review: ‘Close to Vermeer’: The 17th-Century Artist Remains a Mystery
NR | 1h 18min | Documentary, History, Art | 26 May 2023 (Netherlands) Other than possibly Rembrandt, none of the painters to produce art during the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age is as well-respected and revered by ...
05-22-2023
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Film Review: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
PG | 2h 20m | Animated, Superhero, Action | June 2, 2023 For Spider-Man Experts Only Warning: this review of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” may suffer from Generation Gap-itis. At the ...
06-2-2023
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for June 2–June 8
This week, we feature an enduring classic about World War I and an endearing story about a boy who seeks to free his friend, an orca whale. New ...
06-2-2023
A Musical for Any Mood: ‘Rhythm on the River’ From 1940
Is there a movie that you always enjoy watching, no matter what your mood is? “Rhythm on the River” from 1940 is such a movie, a little-known gem ...
06-1-2023
TV Series Review: ‘Chimerica’: What Happened to ‘Tank Man’?
June 4 represents the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) massacre of democracy protesters on and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Thirty-four years after the 1989 mass ...
05-31-2023
TV Docuseries Review: ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’
TV-MA | 3h 52min | Documentary, Film History | 01 June 2023 (USA) If there is anything that the Hollywood hit machine is consistently great at, it is the conception, packaging, marketing, and distribution ...
05-30-2023
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Hard Boiled’
1992 | R | 2h 8m | Action, Drama, War Having established himself as one of the world’s most innovative action directors during the 1980s, with “A Better ...
05-28-2023
Film Review: ‘Master Gardener’: Gardening as Metaphor for Purification and Redemption
R | 1h 51m | Drama | May 19, 2023 Writer-director Paul Schrader serves up yet another antihero plagued by a troubled, violent past in “Master Gardener." Narvel Roth (Joel ...
05-27-2023
‘Emotional Genius’ Judge Lynn Toler Turns Life Into New Show That Tackles Mental Health Awareness
Judge Lynn Toler has spent her career imparting life wisdom and grounded advice. She served as the longest-reigning arbitrator in the longest-running courtroom show, "Divorce Court," for 14 ...
05-26-2023
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for May 26–June 1
This week, we feature a celebrated World War II miniseries and a family-friendly adventure about two siblings on a quest to save a magical land. New Release ‘The ...
05-26-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Only Angels Have Wings’: We’re Never Alone
NR | 2 h 1 min | Drama | 1939 Affable “Dutchy” Van Ruyter (Sig Ruman) runs a troubled airfreight service from the South American port of Barranca ...
05-25-2023
Film Review: ‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’: Portrait of an American Treasure
TV-PG | 2h 00min | Documentary, Biography | 26 May 2023 (USA) With the possible exception of Lucille Ball, no American woman has had a greater impact on the generations of comediennes who followed ...
05-25-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Penny Serenade’: Sharing Is the Lifeblood of Love
NR | 1 hr 59 min | Drama | 1941 Handsome newspaper reporter Roger (Cary Grant) marries pretty Julie (Irene Dunne), who works in a shop selling music ...
05-24-2023
Angel Studios: An Alternative to Woke Entertainment
Angel Studios, the crowdfunded platform founded by Neal, Jeff, and Jordan Harmon, is expanding its content and continuing to bring stories that illuminate a better and more noble ...
05-23-2023
Film Review: ‘It Ain’t Over’: Yogi Berra Documentary Is a Home Run
PG | 1h 38 m | Sports, Documentary | May 12, 2023 As a football fan, I was always primarily aware of the late Yogi Berra as an American cultural icon. ...
05-23-2023
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘All Through the Night’: A Light-Hearted Angle on Serious Matters
1942 | NR | 1h 47m | Action, Comedy, Crime A year after establishing himself as a household name in 1941’s “The Maltese Falcon,” actor Humphrey Bogart starred ...
05-21-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’: Faith Isn’t an Incident, but a Journey
PG | 1 h 42 min | Drama | 2023 It’s Easter in 2009, and 56-year-old pharmacist Doug White (Dennis Quaid), wife Terri (Heather Graham), and their teenage ...
05-20-2023
Film Review: ‘The Mother’: Jennifer Lopez Needs a New Agent
R | 1h 55m | Thriller, Action | May 12, 2023 “The Mother,” on Netflix, is a dark action thriller starring Jennifer Lopez as a nameless former assassin, forced out ...
05-19-2023
Online Series Review: ‘Spy/Master’: Ruthless yet Fascinating Romanian Spycraft
Not Rated | 6 episodes | Thriller, Spy Drama | May 19, 2023 Romania’s Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu refused to participate in the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in ...
05-19-2023
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for May 19–25
This week, we feature a couple of fun romantic comedies: one about an elderly, lifelong bachelor and another about a quirky husband and wife. New Release ‘You Hurt ...
05-19-2023
Film Review: ‘Fast X’: Wherein Jason Momoa Finally Nails His Acting Niche
PG-13 | 2h 21m | Action, Comedy | May 19, 2023 Well—I didn’t want to like it. I basically hate these “Fast and Furious” movies; I can’t stand the whole dumb-as-a-bag-of-hammers ...
05-18-2023
Online Series: ‘Ghosts of Beirut’: The Hunt for Public Enemy Number One
TV-MA | 4 episodes | Drama, Thriller | 2023 The hunt for Hezbollah terrorist Imad Mughniyeh ranks with that of Osama bin Laden, but it was many more years ...
05-18-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’: What True Wealth Means
Not Rated| 2 h 6 min | Drama, Comedy | 1938 Grandpa Vanderhof’s (Lionel Barrymore) eccentric household is the only one in downtown Depression-era New York resisting Anthony ...
05-17-2023
Film Review: ‘The Night of the 12th’: Too Much Too Soon Sabotages This French Crime Thriller
NR | 1h 54min | Drama, Crime, Mystery | 19 May 2023 (France) The winner of six César Awards (the French equivalent of the Oscars), including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, “The ...
05-17-2023
Film Review: ‘The Way’: Bringing Back a Soul-Cleansing Classic
PG-13 | Comedy, Drama | May 16, 2023 (re-release) "The Way" was released in 2010 and is soon back in theaters for a limited run. Around the time of its ...
05-17-2023
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’
1954 | Not Rated | 2h 3m | Drama, Western Some filmmakers use a narrative trick that almost feels like cheating in order to pique curiosity about their ...
05-17-2023
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Proud Rebel’: A Meditation on Masculinity in the Wild West
PG | 1 h 43 min | Drama, Western | 1958 Weary from the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldier John Chandler (Alan Ladd) rides into an Illinois town. His ...
05-15-2023