She Taught Love: Movie Review

Fresh and unique, but also boring and forgettable.

Frank (Darrell Britt-Gibson) is a struggling actor in LA. He complains about only being considered for stereotypical black roles like drug dealers, and sees a room full of actors who all look like him when he walks out. He’s a smooth talker and can make friends, and enemies, with women pretty quickly. His agent (D’Arcy Carden) attempts to get him to schmooze with industry bigwigs at parties, but his natural affinity for talking does not lend itself for Hollywood networking.		2024 Directed by: Nate Edwards Screenplay by: Darrell Britt-Gibson Starring: Darrell Britt-Gibson, Arsema Thomas

Killer Heat: Movie Review

An utterly forgettable tale of greed and jealousy.

Killer Heat has a strong and distinct film noir vibe. A private investigator has been hired to investigate the potential murder (ruled accidental death) of a son of a wealthy and controlling family. That story is then paired with bright sun-soaked photography of beautiful Crete and the rich residents wearing crisp white and designer sunglasses. It’s a beautiful-looking movie but does not at all fit the film noir atmosphere it’s trying for.		2024 Directed by: Philippe Lacôte Screenplay by: Matt Charman, Roberto Bentivegna, and Jo Nesbø Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley

The Life of Peter Gottlieb: Movie Review

A great lead character runs into production limitations.

Peter Gottlieb is a freshly-divorced, hopeless sad-sack of an economics professor at a small community college. Just in case you weren’t sure, the movie's opening sentence clarifies that this is indeed a fictional story. The beginning, featuring Peter in a hospital delivery room eagerly awaiting the arrival of his baby receives different news instead, is funny. It remains funny when we jump ahead five years to Peter teaching with no care whatsoever about his students or his job.		2024 Directed by: Sam Centrella Screenplay by: Sam Centrella, Reuben Barsky, and Giorgio Panetta Starring: Reuben Barsky and Erica Pappas