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Review: Juliet and Romeo

— by WILLIAM STERR —

When I sat down to view this 2025 film, I thought it would probably be just another telling of William Shakespeare’s tale of the “star crossed lovers of Verona,” with the reversal of their names. I was pleasantly surprised.

At least at first.

The story begins with a eulogy being delivered by Friar Lawrence (Derek Jacobi – “Gladiator II”) in church over the bodies of Romeo and Juliet. We are then taken back three days to the time when Juliet Capulet (Clara Rugaard – “Lets Get A Room”) has returned home after years away. (CONTINUED)


Review: Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between

— by WILLIAM STERR — Have you ever heard of Garland Jeffreys, “The Bard of Brooklyn”? Maybe not, I hadn’t. However, he’s been producing music for many decades and in 1977 was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a new up and comer who delivers.” Bruce Springsteen knows him has performed with him, and says Jeffreys […][...]


Review: Amongst the Wolves

— by WILLIAM STERR — Danny (Luke McQuillan – “Black Medicine”) is a homeless man, living “rough” along a canal in Dublin. He is accosted by three ruffians who first taunt him, then beat him up – all while taking video of it. We next see Danny, dried blood on his face and coat, at […][...]


Review: The Invisible Doctrine

— by BEV QUESTAD — One man, George Monbiot, comes into a bare, high-ceilinged castle-like room and talks. What struck me was his talk could be so captivating with importance. And if he’s right about things, which it seems to me he is, you and I have been insidiously duped. Artistic creations, insightful photos, applicable […][...]


Review: Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade

— by WILLIAM STERR — On Dec. 8, 1980, John Lennon was murdered while entering his apartment building, The Dakota, with his wife, Yoko Ono. “Borrowed Time” looks at Lennon’s life, particularly the last 10 years before his death. Writer/director Alan Parker, who has directed a number of documentaries on British rockers, assembles a cast […][...]


Review: River of Grass

— by BEV QUESTAD — Like a poem to The Everglades, “River of Grass” begins with Sasha Wortzel walking the beach at night with a flashlight, hoping to see turtle tracks. If she does, maybe she will even be able to see a mother lay her eggs. She softly explains, “Every spring they navigate the […][...]


Review: Most People Die on Sundays

— by WILLIAM STERR — This quiet little film opened in the ACID Cannes, at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the division for independent films. Written, directed by and starring Iair Said (“Society of the Snow”), it is the story of David, a gay Jewish Argentinian who returns from studying abroad for the funeral […][...]


Review: The Uninvited

— by WILLIAM STERR — It’s a summer evening in LA and the Warrens are throwing a garden party for some friends, including actors for whom Sammy (Walton Goggins – “Fallout”) is their talent agent. As she is dressing for the party, Sammy’s wife Rose (Elizabeth Reaser – “Dark Harvest”) goes to check on a […][...]


Review: The Teacher

— by BEV QUESTAD — My brilliant, truly compassionate doctor thinks the Palestinians have earned all the trouble they get. He tells me they are constantly perpetrating attacks upon Israelis. Like many of us, he easily recalls the terrorist plane hijackings between 1968 to 1972, and the heinous Oct. 7 attack on innocents at a […][...]



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