Madd at the Movies
The Dream I Dreamed
Les Miserables by Hope Madden “Remember this, my friends. There is no such thing as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators.” Victor Hugo penned those words…read more →
Have Mercy
Clemency by Hope Madden Alfre Woodard has primarily provided crucial supporting turns in film and television since 1978. With writer/director Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency, Woodard delivers an astonishing lead turn as…read more →
You Can Dance If You Want To
Cunningham by Hope Madden “The audience was puzzled.” Such was modern dance legend Marce Cunningham’s wry, almost tickled description of one reaction to a performance. An enigmatic presence on and…read more →
Rite Here, Right Now
Color Out of Space by Hope Madden HP Lovecraft has influenced horror cinema in ways too varied and numerous to really articulate. But true Lovecraft is tough to bring to…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of January 20
Couple of familiar franchises with new material for you to watch from the comfort of your couch this week. One is worth it. Click the film title to link to…read more →
Secret Garden
The Garden Left Behind by Hope Madden Newcomer Charlie Guevara charms in Flavio Alves’s drama The Garden Left Behind with a bittersweet performance as Tina, an undocumented Mexican trans woman…read more →
Sleepless in Mexico City
Midnight Family by Hope Madden For a population of 9 million, Mexico City keeps only 45 official ambulances. Private ambulances compete with each other to fill the need for additional…read more →
Who’s Bad?
Bad Boys for Life by Hope Madden It’s been 17 years since we last checked in on Detective Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and his goofy partner Marcus (Martin Lawrence). One…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out —Week of January 13
Three Christs Gemini Man Jexi (DVD) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (DVD) Running with the Devil (DVD)