One of the more psychologically complex of William Shakespeare’s masterworks, Macbeth, gets the Joel Coen treatment in AppleTV+’s stunning new work. The Tragedy of Macbeth stars a one-two punch of thespian brilliance with Denzel Washington as Macbeth and Frances McDormand delivering one of the cinema’s more memorable Lady Macbeth’s. Yes, […]

The Tragedy of Macbeth Review: Frances McDormand & Denzel Washington ...

For those who don’t know, Anza Borrego is a national park in San Diego County that runs along the border of Mexico. Besides possessing breathtaking biodiversity and eye-candy views, it is also an unforgiving desert that never fails to remind those wandering its landscape of exactly who is in charge. […]

Borrego Review: Lucy Hale Shines in Timely Thriller

After recently revisiting The Great Escape for a movie club started with friends from college during the pandemic, it seemed like a case of great minds think alike when I read that Kino Lorber was giving the Steve McQueen starring, John Sturges’ directed World War II prisoner camp escape a […]

The Great Escape 4K Ultra HD Review: Mission Accomplished, Kino ...

People are starting to head back to the theaters after largely being absent—thanks to the Coronavirus—for almost two years. We saw Spider-Man: No Way Home break records with its release a few weeks back and these aren’t simply box office marks for the pandemic, but for pre-pandemic numbers as well. […]

The 25 Most Anticipated 2022 Movies: New Year, New Movies!

In the end, the key to any of our fantastic and time elusive masterpieces in the tale-telling department lay in what seems like the most obvious of items, a story. Author extraordinaire Frank Herbert was keenly aware of that elusive element, and it is in full display in his August […]

Dune Blu-ray Review: Denis Villeneuve Creates a Deliciously Divine Dune

Fox’s hit animated TV show Bob’s Burgers is getting the big-screen treatment and the studio has unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated flick. Bob’s Burgers has been a staple on Fox TV for 12 seasons now. The arrival of the trailer also coincides with the show’s eleventh anniversary of […]

The Bob’s Burgers Movie Trailer: Let’s Get This Patty Started

First of all, The Tender Bar could not have a better moniker if it tried. The Ben Affleck starring film from director George Clooney is the true story of the son of an absentee father, J.R. (Tye Sheridan, Ready Player One), who finds himself at his Uncle Charlie’s (Affleck) bar […]

The Tender Bar Review: Ben Affleck Stars and George Clooney ...

Within the horror genre there are many ways to set up your protagonists, and concurrently illustrate the dark to the light. Now in theaters and due On Demand and Digital on January 11 is The Legend of La Llorona.  Sadly, this film has its heart in the right place, it […]

The Legend of La Llorona Review: Horror at its Most ...