Category: Reviews

‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ is a pleasant trip

Jeff Mitchell

“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” (2022) – “You dare to follow your dreams, Mrs. Harris.  Bravo.” – Natasha (Alba Baptista) Ada Harris (Lesley Manville), a London cleaning lady, hasn’t contemplated her dreams in years, except for wishing that her husband Eddie would walk through the front door of her basement apartment.  The year is 1957, and Eddie still hasn’t returned from the war.  So, Ada spends her days traveling on the London Town bus lines to her clients, tidying up their opulent flats and homes during the daylight hours, and…

Grab your track sneakers and run to ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’

Jeff Mitchell

“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (2022) – “So, I’m making, like, a little documentary.” – Dean (Dean Fleischer-Camp) “Oh, it’s like a movie, but nobody has any lines, and nobody even knows what it is while we’re making it.” – Marcel (Jenny Slate) Director/co-writer Dean Fleischer-Camp and co-writer Jenny Slate star as the primary somebodies in “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”, a thoroughly engaging PG-rated story. It’s a live-action feature that includes stop-motion characters. With its intimate documentary style, the movie purposely and beautifully wanders into adorable, eccentric…

Pick ‘Apples’. This eccentric, minimalist dramedy is one of the year’s best films.

Jeff Mitchell

“Apples” – It’s a pandemic!  No, not COVID-19, but without warning, various Greek citizens succumb to mysterious cases of amnesia.  Medical experts can’t pinpoint the transmission methods or the underlying reasons why someone suddenly cannot recall their name, spouse, or home address.  Worse yet, a discernable cure isn’t anywhere in sight, and the condition appears permanent. Thankfully, Athens isn’t under a lockdown, and doctors don’t wear protective attire or squirt frequent dabs of sanitizer when treating their new forgetful patients, but director/co-writer Christos Nikou and co-writer Stavros Raptis don’t exactly…