“We’re being led by by crazy people, whether its on the Israeli side or whether on the Palestinian side. And the result is all this death and destruction. And the whole thing makes me angry.”
So said Yahuda Beinin one week after his daughter Liat and son-in-law Aviv were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Palestinian militants on Oct. 7, 2023. Yahuda, originally from New Jersey state, believes the fate of the hostages are not on Israeli Prime Minister “Bibi” Netanyahu’s agenda.
— by BEV QUESTAD — This is one heck of a wild, bold take-off on The Grimm Brothers’s tale of Cinderella. Still set mostly in medieval times (some girls having braces is a surprise), “The Ugly Stepsister” explores a possible backstory to the rags-to-riches beloved princess. Who was her father, what was her life like […][...]
— by WILLIAM STERR — We are all familiar with Bram Stoker’s novel of the undying vampire. Even if we’ve never read that musty tome, the countless films, TV adaptations, plays, parodies and popular references have touched us all. Dracula (Caleb Landry Jones – “Harvest”) has existed in an undead state since his blasphemy against […][...]
— by WILLIAM STERR — On Nov. 11, 2025, Sally Kirkland “passed into spirit” (died) in Palm Springs, Calif., at the age of 84. In her career, she appeared in more than 250 movie and TV shows, beginning in 1964 in Andy Warhol’s “The 13 Most Beautiful Women.” In “Sallywood,” Zack was raised in Maine, […][...]
— by BEV QUESTAD — How much did he know and when did he know it? The redheaded American woman, Katie, is driving two Iraqi friends, Ali and Dawod, to the airport. They hit some congestion which triggers a memory for Dawod, the Iraqi, seated in the back, who is headed for his flight back […][...]
— by BEV QUESTAD — My darling why-walk-when-I-can-run? four-year-old friend and child film critic, Logan, and I watched “Dog Man” in mesmerized paralysis. Logan forgot about his French fries while his eyes were completely transfixed by this colorful cornucopia of action, color, and explosive noise. The story is about a policeman, Knight, who is in […][...]
— by WILLIAM STERR — Lavish. Everyone says so. The new Guillermo del Toro version of “Frankenstein” is so lavishly mounted that many scenes impress as if they were paintings by a grand master. I’ve seen them, and agree. The problem is that the lavish set pieces overshadow the story. Now, this story has been […][...]
— by WILLIAM STERR — Hellboy has received a number of film treatments since his creation by Mike Mignola in 1994, when the character appeared in Dark Horse Comics’ “Hellboy: Seed of Destruction.” “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” is the fourth film adaptation of the comic character. While Mignola was involved in all the adaptations, his […][...]
— by BEV QUESTAD — “Mistress Dispeller” is a truly surprising and even revolutionary documentary. It captures shame in real time and dissects something Americans have in common with Chinese: social mobility and infidelity. And yet, there is also a learning, an insight, that can only come when people are honest. In the very beginning, […][...]