These were not the films that I had originally planned to review but with universal, raging antisemitism, viciously mushrooming, proliferating since October 7, 2023, where Israel was held accountable for the slaying of innocents by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups and license was granted, afforded to those whose hidden hatred of Jews was now stripped bare, celebrated, applauded, exploding, …

Let’s talk about Adam Sandler. A man/actor I never focused on until 2019’s “Uncut Gems”, a shocking tour de force for one who never paid him an ounce of mite. He has garnished multiple awards: Critics Choice Movie Award, Independent Spirit Award, nominations for 7 Prime Time Emmy Awards, Golden Globe and Grammy salutes and a star on the Hollywood …

A perpetual fascination with the man-made creature of “Victor Frankstein”, brought to fruition by Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelly (1797-1851), in 1818; a woman of prodigious intelligence, married poet Percy Busshe Shelly (1792-1822); tragedy informed her life, but her genius resonates for eternity. Of the hundreds of adaptations Director Guillermo del Toro’s sears with immortal acumen, gut-wrenching poignancy; actors Oscar Isaac …