Movie Review: ‘Les Miserables’ February 13, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News “Les Miserables” (Amazon) has no connection to Victor Hugo’s classic novel of the same name other than its setting — the rundown Paris suburb of Montfermeil, where the poor still struggle and continue to distrust authority figures.
Movie Review: ‘Gretel and Hansel’ February 6, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The film covers the familiar outlines of the old story, with two children negotiating a dark and very foggy forest as they escape a famine-scarred home life in search of food and security.
Movie Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ January 23, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News As with many satires, the makers of “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight) don’t care much whether an audience likes their film — or understands all of it.
