Month: August 2022

Movie of the Week: ‘Leap of Faith’

Jeff Mitchell

Steve Martin celebrates his 77th birthday on Aug. 14, and Happy Birthday, Mr. Legend! To help celebrate his day, let’s look back at his turn as a traveling preacher with a love for his followers’…..money in “Leap of Faith”.  It’s our Movie of the Week! “Leap of Faith” (1992) – “Manipulators are sneaky.  I’m obvious,” Jonas Nightengale (Martin) says to his friend Jane Larson (Debra Winger).  Jane is Jonas’ confidant, but she’s also the Chief Operating Officer of his massive traveling operation.  He’s a faith healer with a sizable staff,…

‘Easter Sunday’ offers something new, but a distracting plot thread meanders through this holiday.

Jeff Mitchell

“Easter Sunday” (2022) – How do you celebrate Easter Sunday?  Perhaps you don’t celebrate it at all.  For Joe Valencia (Jo Koy), this year, he drives from Los Angeles to Daly City, Calif. to spend the holiday with his family.  This 50-something standup comedian doesn’t trek up to Northern Cal very often because he’s regularly bustling through a hectic schedule of performing live and starring in commercials.  At the moment, Joe is trying out for a sitcom and hopes this could be his big break.  In addition, to running the…

‘Bullet Train’ isn’t a wreck, but this movie needed to pump the brakes.

Jeff Mitchell

“Bullet Train” (2022) – “There’s nothing simple about this job.” – Ladybug (Brad Pitt) Despite his nickname, Ladybug doesn’t feel lucky.  Actually, it’s his codename.  Our slim 50-something – who sports spectacles and a bucket hat – is an assassin for hire, so peril is sure to follow his misfortune. In director David Leitch’s (“Atomic Blonde” (2017), “Deadpool 2” (2018)) latest action flick, Ladybug boards a high-speed train in Tokyo – bound for Kyoto – and his only job is to steal an aluminum briefcase with a small sticker.  The…