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Isle of Dogs

                 How Much Is That Doggie on the Trash Pile?                                                       Review by Ken Burke                               Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson)...

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Ready Player One and Short Takes on Blockers

       The Kids Are Alright (eventually)                                            Reviews by Ken Burke                 Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg)                          “Executive Summary”...

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Beirut and Short Takes on A Quiet Place

      Disturbing Horrors, Past and Future                                             Reviews by Ken Burke                              Beirut (Brad Anderson)                 “Executive Summary” (no...

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Little Pink House and Short Takes on 29 to Life

Fighting Back Against “Enema Domain”—or so it probably felt like(plus something completely different this time in Short Takes)                                                          Reviews by Ken...

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A Bag of Marbles and Avengers: Infinity War

Atrocities Aplenty: Past Ones Resolved, Present Ones Still in Crisis                                      Reviews by Ken Burke                    A Bag of Marbles (Christian Duguay, 2017)...

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Tully

                             “All Through the Night”(Lyric taken from the Cyndi Lauper recording of that name on her 1983 album, She’s So Unusual [although the song was written, first recorded earlier...

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RBG (as in Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

       Agreed, You Can’t Spell “Truth” Without “Ruth,” But You Also        Can’t Spell “Darth Vader” Without “[B]ader” or “Gin” Without       “Gin[sburg],” So Don’t Get Too Excited About a Clever Meme...

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Solo: A Star Wars Story and Short Takes on Deadpool 2

                                    Anti-Hero Hall of Famers                                                      Reviews by Ken Burke                        Solo: A Star Wars Story (Ron...

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The Seagull

Lust at the Lake      Review by Ken Burke                         The Seagull (Michael Mayer)                “Executive Summary” (no spoilers):Based on the well-known-play by Anton Chekhov (1896), this...

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Let the Sunshine In, Disobedience, and Ocean's 8

                (Almost) All Women, All the Time                                                  Review by Ken BurkeHere are the trailers:  (Use the full screen button in the image’s lower right to...

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First Reformed and Short Takes on Incredibles 2

     Take Your Pick: Crisis Christianity or All-Out Animated Action                                                (maybe both)                                       Reviews by Ken Burke...

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American Animals

             AsDick Tracy Would Say: “Non Compos Mentis”                             (Latin for “not of sound mind”)                                                         Review by Ken Burke...

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Hearts Beat Loud

                       And theBeat Goes On                                       Review by Ken Burke                   This posting will reflect the reality that at times I’m glad to not be a paid film...

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The King and Sorry to Bother You

          "I said, ‘Hey, is this my problem? Is this my fault?          If that’s the way it’s going to be I’m going to call the              whole thing to a halt’" (from Paul Simon’s"Gumboots"...

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Eighth Grade, Mission: Impossible, and Short Takes on Ant-Man and the Wasp,...

                 Cinematic Cafeteria—Take Your Pick                                                   Reviews by Ken Burke                  So, what was I saying before I so rudely interrupted myself...

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Blindspotting and Leave No Trace

            "It’s been a long time comin'            Goin' to be a long time gone"                    (from "Long Time Gone" on the 1969 Crosby, Stills & Nash album; this video                  is...

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BlacKkKlansman and Three Identical Strangers

                                 Identities in Turmoil                                          Reviews by Ken Burke                                             BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee)Executive...

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The Cakemaker and Puzzle

                                               Family Affairs                                                        Reviews by Ken Burke                            The Cakemaker (Ofir Raul...

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Crazy Rich Asians

                 “How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?”                                           (from The Beatles’ "Baby, You're a Rich Man" on the...

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The Wife, along with Short Takes on Operation Finale and Juliet, Naked

                                  Variations of Dysfunctionality                                                            Reviews by Ken Burke                                       The Wife (Björn...

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