13 June 2025. THE LIFE OF CHUCK **1/2 They are selling this film as a new wonder mix from a Stephen King novella and a Mike Flanagan film, both aficionados of horror. Though, mercifully, this one is not. I actually found it to be ‘much ado about nothing’ in its languid conception – three sporadic, […]
FILM: ONE to ONE: JOHN & YOKO ***1/2
6 June 2025. ONE to ONE: JOHN & YOKO ***1/2 Whether you’re a Beatles fan or not, this documentary by Kevin McDonald and Sam Rice-Edwards is a rare look into the time John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York City in the early 70s, and is also an intriguing slice of history. With […]
FILM: THE YOUNG MOTHERS’ HOME *** – a Cannes winner
30 May 2025. JEUNES MÈRES (The Young Mothers’ Home) *** (vo French) The Belgian Dardenne brothers were back once again in the Cannes competition this year. It never fails – since 1999 when they won their first Palme d’Or for “Rosetta”, and a second one in 2005 for “L’Enfant” – they are there for every […]
FILM: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING **1/2
23 May 2025. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING **1/2 Tom Cruise has been a Hollywood fixture since his huge hit in 1983 at age 21 in the rollicking “Risky Business”. Today, at 62, he has been consistently at the top of his profession for more than 40 years. That is the mettle of the […]
FILM: This week’s dud films
16 May 2025. This mediocre week has a horror film, FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES, which I refused to see; a weak documentary with a big name, LES IMMORTELS; and a Nepalese film at the Grütli about a kidnapping and a female detective. Have not seen it. FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES So if you’re itching for a good […]
FILM: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea ***1/2
9 May 2025. EILEEN GRAY ET LA MAISON EN BORD DE MER ***1/2 (vo English and French) If you’re interested in architecture, this excellent docufiction is for you. And even if you’re not, it’s still an intriguing study of a talented woman ahead of her times. With well-cast actors who play the roles of Gray, […]
FILM: ON SWIFT HORSES **1/2
2 May 2025. ON SWIFT HORSES (LES INDOMPTÉS) **1/2 With her delicate features, English actress Daisy Edgar Jones seems to have been designated as the girl who shines in old-fashioned, novel-based romantic melodramas such as “Albion”, “Voyagers” and “Where the Crawdads Sing”. If those are your type of films, you may like this latest one, […]
FILM: THE ACCOUNTANT 2 ** – heavy duty killings and retaliations
25 April 2025. Sorry – this is not a great week for releases….But some good news – the excellent LA COCINA (reviewed last week) at the GRÜTLI, is also showing at the BIO Cinéma in Carouge! THE ACCOUNTANT (MR. WOLFF 2) ** As the film starts it feels like Ben Affleck is still awfully mad […]
Reader discount on tickets to the AZNAVOUR CELEBRATION
The organiser of ‘Aznavour Celebration‘ honouring the 100th anniversary of Charles Aznavour, at the BFM, on May 4th at 6:30 PM, has kindly offered Le News readers a 25% discount on tickets. To receive the discount please go to Ticketcorner, chose “promotion Entreprises” and copy and paste the code: PROMOAZ2024. Here is an exceptional homage […]
FILM: LA COCINA **** – like a fist in the stomach
LA COCINA **** This work is like a fist in the stomach. Filmed in black and white, almost like a documentary, it features various workers in a busy restaurant – The Grill – around Times Square. They are cooks, busboys, dishwashers, waitresses, all with different backgrounds, languages, hangups. This is the lower echelon of the […]
