This week on The Movie Gourmet – a new review of the highly original neo-noir Love Lies Bleeding. Plus Wrapping up (the in-person) Cinequest and Cinequest movies go online today; if you can, stream The Invisibles and/or Pain and Peace.
REMEMBRANCE
M. Emmet Walsh was one of cinema’s most stories, prolific (233 screen credits) and welcome character actors. Walsh was unforgettable as the murderous private detective Loren Visser in Blood Simple, a scary (and funny) concoction of amorality, sleaze and tenacity. He also elevated Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, What’s Up Doc?, Serpico, Blade Runner, Ordinary People, Slap Shot, Straight Time, Reds, Cavalry and Knives Out. There was only one T in Emmet, and the M stood for Michael.
CURRENT MOVIES
- Love Lies Bleeding: obsessions and impulses collide. In theaters.
- Anatomy of a Fall: family history, with life or death stakes. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- American Fiction: this can’t be happening. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube,
- The Taste of Things: two passions: culinary and romantic. In arthouse theaters.
- Golden Years: when dreams diverge. Out next week on VOD.
- Killers of the Flower Moon: an epic tale of epic betrayal. AppleTV (subscription), Amazon.
- The Holdovers: three souls must evolve beyond their losses. Amazon.
- Poor Things: brazen, dazzling, feminist and very funny. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Dream Scenario: but it can’t be my fault, can it? Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- The Zone of Interest: next door to the unthinkable. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Maestro: not what she bargained for. Netflix.
WATCH AT HOME
The most eclectic watch-at-home recommendations you’ll find ANYWHERE:
- Charley Varrick: his wits vs. the mob. Netflix, Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Ma Belle, My Beauty: a simmering romantic reunion. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube. redbox, KinoNow.
- Summer of Soul (…O When the Revolution Could Not Be televised): concert with context. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Driveways: authentic, brilliant, heartfelt. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Lucky: Harry Dean Stanton and the meaning of life Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- They Shall Not Grow Old: technology transforms film and ressurects a generation. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- He Walked by Night: nerd hunt. Amazon, Vudu.
- Locke: a thriller about responsibility. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.