Films, Documentaries, Reality Series, A “Kosher” Lawsuit, Nostalgia and More
“Black Widow” opened in theaters on July 9th and starts streaming on Disney Premiere + on the same day. It’s turned into a box office blockbuster. It’s another tale about Natasha Romanoff/ AKA the Bla…
Two New Films; A Documentary, and the Frankels
The animated film “The Boss Baby: Family Business” opens on July 2. The first “Boss Baby” film (2017) got good reviews and made mucho gelt. It was followed by a Netflix series in 2018. The premise is, frankly, bizarre (one of the tw…
Sea Monster Teens; A Dating Comedy; and a Frightening Pregnancy
“Luca”, a Disney/Pixar animated fantasy comedy film, was released for streaming on Disney+ on June 18. The film is set on the Italian Riviera in the 1950s. Luca Paguro, the star character, is a 13-year-old sea monster cur…
A Movie Weinstein Won’t Like; Tapper is Joey Bishop; Olympics/US Open
It was just announced that Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan will star in an upcoming film entitled “She Said.” They will play, respectively, Megan Twohey and JODI KANTOR, NY Times reporters who uncovered the HARVEY WEINS…
Queen Bees; Baseball and Ice Cream
Opening June 11 in theaters is “Queen Bees”, a dramedy. It stars Ellen Burstyn, 88, as a feisty senior who temporarily moves into a retirement home because her home is being repaired. She battles elderly female bullies, makes a good friend (Ann-Margare…
