Butler's Cinema Scene

1 min read 2021-11-24 14:00:00

“HOUSE OF GUCCI”: Rich folks misbehaving

Lady Gaga, Adam Driver “HOUSE OF GUCCI” My rating: C (In theaters) 167 minutes | MPAA rating: R We’re all familiar with cinematic sagas of

1 min read 2021-11-12 23:00:17

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy “THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN” My rating: B+ (Amazon Prime) 111 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Whimsical

1 min read 2021-11-11 23:32:07

Jude Hill “BELFAST” My rating: A- (In theaters) 98 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 The first moments of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” announce

1 min read 2021-11-09 00:55:26

“FINCH” My rating: B (Netflix) 115 minutes | MPAA:PR-13 Tom Hanks Tom Hanks could probably sell refrigerators to Eskimos. That’s what he does,

1 min read 2021-11-05 04:16:11

Danielle Deadwyler, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz “THE HARDER THEY FALL” My rating: C+ (Netflix) 130 minutes | MPAA rating: R If “The Harder

1 min read 2021-11-03 00:05:32

Matthias Schweighofer “Army of Thieves” My rating: B- (Netflix) 127 minutes | No MPAA rating The heist-in-zombie-plagued-Las Vegas title “Army

1 min read 2021-11-02 23:23:40

Catherine Keener, Charlie Heaton “NO FUTURE” My rating: B- (Amazon Prime) 89 minutes | No MPAA rating A young man has a love affair with his best

1 min read 2021-10-23 04:19:38

Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet “DUNE” My rating: B (In theaters and HBO Max) 155 minutes | |MPAA rating: PG-13 In making his new version of

1 min read 2021-10-21 01:44:12

The Velvet Underground…and Nico “THE VELVET UNDERGROUND” My rating: B (Apple +) 121 minutes | MPAA rating: R Todd Haynes’ new documentary

1 min read 2021-10-15 19:39:08

Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimptgon “MASS” My rating: B+ (AMC Town Center) 110 minutes | MPAA: PG-13 There’s no way “Mass” should work. Or even

1 min read 2021-10-15 12:01:00

Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. “NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK” My rating: C (VOD on Oct. 15) 111 minutes | MPAA rating: R Time travel love stories —

1 min read 2021-10-14 01:08:53

Mary Elizabeth Winstead “KATE” My rating: B (Netflix) 106 minutes | MPAA rating: R If Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” and the noir classic

1 min read 2021-10-09 22:45:32

Evangeline Lilly, Jason Sudeikis “SOUTH OF HEAVEN” My rating: C (Glenwood Arts and VOD) 120 minutes | No MPAA rating Thanks to the awards magnet

1 min read 2021-10-05 01:29:39

A slaughterhouse operating in an oversized child’s playhouse…that’s the overriding image of “Squid Game,” a South Korean mini-series that

1 min read 2021-09-28 03:05:56

(Left to right): John Pollono, Jordana Spiro, Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Josh Helman “SMALL ENGINE REPAIR” My rating: C+ (In theaters) 103