The iconic television actor had a lengthy, storied career, making millions laugh in her role as Millie in The Andy Griffith Show and its successor series, Mayberry R.F.D..
“Born to Be” (Kino Lorber), viewers are taken inside America’s first hospital center devoted to transgender medical care.
Warhol superstar and trans pioneer Candy Darling’s life and career is celebrated in
“Beautiful Darling” (Corinth Films); two women face trial to determine whether they were the
“Assassins” (Greenwich/Kino Lorber) of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother in this riveting true-life tale; one-half of TV’s “Property Brothers” explores the future of energy in
“Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales” (Metrograph/Kino Lorber) also includes restorations of eight of Ruspoli’s nature-doc shorts.
New Grindhouse
“The Craft: Legacy” (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) proves that sequels (or rebootquels or legacyquels) can be worthwhile in the hands of creative filmmakers. Writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones (“Band Aid,” the upcoming “How It Ends”) clearly loves and reveres the original cult classic without needing the feel to repeat the beats,
The Mandalorian Season 2 Review: Spin-Off Overshadowed By Fan Service
On 12/18/20 at 8:26 AM EST
The Mandalorian Season 2 finale pulled off the show s biggest surprise yet, with a young Luke Skywalker (a de-aged Mark Hamill) turning up to offer to train Grogu in the ways of the Jedi. And while the iconic
Star Wars character s return was celebrated by many, a significant minority on Twitter were not happy that a yet again a character from over 40 years ago was returning to the franchise.
For example, one viewer wrote, Luke showing up legitimately crushed me. It just seems like nostalgic storytelling to please [