Day: March 4, 2022

Chances are that you’ll say: I admire ‘Lucy and Desi’

Jeff Mitchell

“Lucy and Desi” (2022) –  What’s your favorite “I Love Lucy” (1951 – 1957) episode?  Vitameatavegamin?  The grape stomping/food fight?  The chocolate factory? Officially, these timeless, classic moments are “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (S1E30), “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (S5E23), and “Job Switching” (S2E1), respectively.  For this critic, the insane, maddening conveyor belt with an endless and frightening supply of candy is my number one! “Listen, Ethel.  I think we’re fighting a losing game,” Lucy (Lucille Ball) claims with traces of despair and terror in her voice. Lucille Ball wasn’t the…

‘Fresh’: Bring your horror appetite but not a first date

Jeff Mitchell

“Fresh” (2022) – “She’s fresh.  Fresh.  Exciting.  She’s so exciting to me.  She’s fresh.  Fresh.  Exciting.  She’s so inviting to me, yeah.” – “Fresh” (1984) by Kool & the Gang According to Google, the definition of fresh is “food recently made or obtained; not canned, frozen, or otherwise preserved,” and “not previously known or used; new or different.” After experiencing director Mimi Cave’s wild, cannibal horror flick, probably 99 out of 100 moviegoers will declare that “Fresh” is the perfect title for this film, especially after reminders of the aforementioned…