screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Friday, November 27, 2020

Zappa

Detailed music doc is more about the man than it is about the music. It covers a huge span of time and a lot of material, but it’s a loving tribute. The episodes when he faced-off with the government about artistic freedom are especially impressive. He stuck his neck out – for all of us.

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

At its core, it’s a medium-budget action movie showcasing peripheral comic book characters – so it feels like they had a lot of limited resources. But like a modern-day Tank Girl, it’s full of wisecracks and a couple of pretty clever action sequences, despite those aforementioned limited resources. Harley Quinn is a villain, right? So are we rooting for the villain?