A Movie Review by Marc Primo A Different Kind of Paris Story Paris often appears on screen as a place of beauty and indulgence, but in A Private Life, the city feels muted and restrained, mirroring the inner world of its central figure. The story follows Lillian, an American psychiatrist whose life is defined by routine, emotional control, and professional distance. When she learns that one of her patients, Paula, has died by suicide, the loss refuses to remain contained. Wha

A Movie Review by Marc Primo Philosophers have spent centuries dissecting why people laugh. Some believed comedy was rooted in surprise, others thought it was tied to superiority or emotional release. Yet none of them truly addressed one universal truth that transcends culture, age, and logic: the human brain finds rear ends endlessly amusing. There is something timelessly ridiculous about them. The sound of the word alone sparks a grin. Physical comedy, especially, has long

A Movie Review by Marc Primo   Jim Jarmusch has long been fascinated by moments most storytellers rush past. Where others chase plot twists, he lingers on pauses. A car moving through winter light. A room filled with people who have nothing urgent to say. A stretch of silence that feels heavier than dialogue. These choices, often discouraged in creative writing classrooms, are his language. And for some audiences, that language can feel infuriatingly still. Many viewers emerg

A Movie Review by Marc Primo The latest return to Pandora arrives wrapped in flame, ash, and thunder, stretching across the screen with volcanic fury and endless visual ambition. It is louder, hotter, and more elaborate than before, yet once again strangely hollow at its core. This third chapter expands the mythology in bold directions but struggles to give its grandeur any real emotional weight. The saga continues to grow outward rather than inward. The universe is enormous,

A Movie Review by Marc Primo One Battle After Another is not interested in comfort, clarity, or consensus. It charges forward like a runaway thought, messy, loud, and impossible to fully contain. What emerges is a volatile mix of political paranoia, dark comedy, and bruised humanity, stitched together into an experience that feels less like a traditional narrative and more like a living argument. Set in a world that mirrors the present without naming it, the film drags the gh

A Review by Marc Primo James L. Brooks returns to feature filmmaking with Ella McCay, a political comedy-drama that favors empathy over spectacle and human complexity over sharp-edged satire. Set in the cautiously hopeful atmosphere of 2008, in an unnamed American state, the film follows the unexpected rise of a young lieutenant governor thrust into leadership before she feels ready. Rather than chasing scandal or ideological conflict, Brooks crafts an intimate, character-dri

A review by Marc Primo There’s a bittersweet charm in the fact that Merrily We Roll Along, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s once-dismissed musical, has aged into a classic. A story obsessed with the passage of time has itself survived it, becoming richer with distance. Adapted from the 1934 Kaufman and Hart play, the musical follows a group of friends whose bonds twist, fray, and ultimately snap. Its most daring device remains the backward progression: the narrative rewind

A review by Marc Primo Andrea Gibson once wrote in the poem Your Life, "You're going to look at all your options and choose conviction." That unwavering determination shaped much of the late poet laureate's journey, whether exploring their gender identity, navigating love, confronting despair, or facing the reality of an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Ryan White's long-term documentary, Come See Me in the Good Light, which earned Sundance's Festival Favorite Award earlier this yea

A review by Marc Primo Roger Ebert once said that the moments that bring him to tears in film are not the heartbreaking ones, but the ones filled with genuine kindness. That sentiment echoed in the background as this reviewer watched I Wish You All the Best, a film that wears compassion at its core. It’s nearly impossible to sit through without feeling your throat tighten, not because of tragedy, but because of the rare tenderness it allows to exist on screen. Adapted from Ma

A review by Marc Primo In Rebuilding, writer-director Max Walker-Silverman crafts a soft-spoken, deeply compassionate look at a man whose life has drifted into a turning point he never expected. Known for the tender A Love Song, Walker-Silverman once again focuses on an ordinary person caught in emotionally tangled choices. The film was born from something personal: a fire that destroyed his grandmother’s home. What stayed with him wasn’t just the devastation, but the way nei

A review by Marc Primo Authenticity has always been the secret ingredient. That's what made Leslie Nielsen's brilliance so unforgettable — a serious actor playing it utterly straight in the midst of chaos. His deadpan delivery turned Airplane! and 1988's The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! into comedic masterpieces, where his sincerity made every absurd moment land perfectly. Akiva Schaffer's new take on The Naked Gun carries that legacy forward with surprising fin