Mike Poulos

“Is God Is” is a violent allegorical tale that explores the gulf or maybe not between what’s right and what’s righteous…a story of revenge, or justice, the terms seem to vary throughout the film.

I believe I set a record of notetaking after seeing “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” a film that condenses the stunning swings of governmental rule in Russia after the collapse of Communism in 1991.

It would be a struggle for anyone of right mind to try and describe the contents of “I Love Boosters,” an absurdist fantasy comedy with tart, baffling messaging about Black protests, right or wrong, against white corporate elitism in the high-fashion industry that completely loses its thin narrative thread in the second half.

“Pressure,” as in “pressure cooker,” is an account of crucial decisions made days before the Allies launched their historic landings on the Normandy beaches on June 6th, 1944.

There are a lot of moral conundrums involved in “Power Ballad,” ranging from doing the right thing, at what cost does fame matter to you, honesty, allegiance to your family, and never give up on seeking your dreams…if they’re reachable.

I usually don’t review documentaries because for one, hundreds are released yearly, and secondly, there’s only so much space reviewing commercial releases, which are in the hundreds every year as well.

The newest release in the “Toy Story” franchise of animated classics fits in perfectly with the themes it brilliantly initiated in 1995 (with follow-ups in 1999, 2010 and 2019), a testament to their enduring pledge to love the toys we as children had, and in some cases, still have.

Without question, Angelina Jolie has led a storybook life with one success story after another, the daughter of a famous movie star (Jon Voight), winning an Oscar plus countless other awards, serving as a world ambassador fighting hunger, raising an army of kids and directing several films.

The title to this film alone, “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass,” made me giggle, laugh and cringe at the same time wondering what the heck the title could possibly mean other than inferring it’s an off-the-wall comic riffs…but with a zest for sex?

I never thought I’d see the day I would give a Minions movie a good review, let alone see one.