The Bureau — 4.0 Gavels 8.7/10 IMDb
The Bureau is to France what Homeland is to the U.S. and Tehran is to Israel. Of course, we are dealing with the…
Prime Suspect — 4.5 Gavels 8.4/10 IMDb
A few years back, I happened upon Prime Suspect: Tennison (aka Prime Suspect 1973). That prequel found 22 year-old Jane Tennison as a…
Endeavour 7 — 4.0 Gavels 8.2/10 IMDb
If Endeavour 7 sounds like a NASA space shuttle, blame the Brits. For my readers, it refers to a seventh season of Endeavour…
Elizabeth Is Missing — 4.0 Gavels 7.8/10 IMDb
In a tour de force performance in Elizabeth Is Missing, Glenda Jackson reminds everyone why she has two Oscars, two Emmys, and one…
Honest Thief — 3.5 Gavels 40% Rotten Tomatoes
Familiarity is the enemy of Honest Thief. It’s just like you’ve seen this film before. Did the writers steal the plot honestly? Yet,…
The Windemere Children — 4.0 Gavels 7.2/10 IMDb
The true story of The Windemere Children may be as gut-wrenching a film as you will see in 2021. In August 1945, England…
We Can Be Heroes 3.5 Gavels-71% Rotten tomatoes
Never seeing The Adventures of Sharkboy and and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), I am a clean slate for We Can Be Heroes. Realistically,…
Kodachrome — 4.0 Gavels 70% Rotten Tomatoes
In Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis‘ cup runneth over; in Kodachrome, his glass cracked and empty. Kodachrome may be the perfect January movie. When…
Sylvie’s Love — 4.0 Gavels 93% Rotten Tomatoes
After a disappointing Bridgerton, imagine my surprise to find a real love story in the low-budget Sylvie’s Love. When I say low-budget, I…
The Croods 2 — 4.0 Gavels 75% Rotten Tomatoes
Nominated for Best Animated Film in 2013 and grossing nearly $600 million, a sequel for The Croods was always in the works, Dreamworks,…