When you heard that Michael Douglas was cast in the role of Benjamin Franklin, be honest. Your first thought was, Whaat? Michael Douglas?? Maybe Paul Giamatti, but Michael Douglas does not look like the guy on the US hundred dollar bill. Yet, about four minutes into Franklin, AppleTV+’s epic, eight-part historical series about the founding
I watch a lot of documentaries, so narrowing a list to ten is tricky for me, especially with two sports docs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit series. Therefore, I’m singling out a dozen I’m recommending from the class of ’22. They are listed in chronological order, not ranked best to worst. They
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has turned his attention of late to 20th century subjects such as Muhammad Ali and Ernest Hemingway. Besides the usual mix of historians and voice-over performances by actors, this has allowed for those stories, through film clips and other recordings, to be told by the actual subjects. This week, Burns and
Just as we’re all starting to explore life again outside our own personal bubble spaces, along comes a movie from Judd Apatow that holds a funhouse mirror up to the challenges of shooting movies and TV shows during the pandemic. That’s just one of several new offerings this month, including the long-awaited prequel to Game