Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment — this one featuring two new movie reviews — on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday August 11, 2 pm ET, available by clicking here. You can also catch it later on demand on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Castbox, Podchaser, Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict and Jiosaavn ...

“Magic Hour” (USA) (2025 production, 2026 release). Cast: Katie Aselton, Daveed Diggs, Brad Garrett, Susan Sullivan, Leonora Pitts, D.J. Shangela Pierce. Director: Katie Aselton. Screenplay: Katie Aselton and Mark Duplass. Web site. Trailer. “Departures” (UK) (2025 production, 2026 release). Cast: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, David Tag, Liam Boyle, Lorraine Stanley, Saira Jackson, Tyler Conti, Ali Afzal, Olly Rhodes, Jacob Partali, Kerry Howard. Directors: Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan. Screenplay: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan. Web site. Trailer. The hope most of us hold for romantic comedy-dramas is that everything will ultimately work out in the end. But, in real life, relationships don’t always turn out that way. So when filmmakers try to fuse those two divergent scenarios, the results can be unexpected, even dismaying, if not handled properly. However, when addressed with a skillful touch, such stories can be surprisingly entertaining, even revelatory, in many ways. So it is with two alternative love stories now available for streaming online, “Magic Hour” and “Departures.” Whether we like it or not, life is full of new beginnings, and adjusting to them can indeed be difficult. Nevertheless, sometimes they present us with circumstances that we must find a way to address, given that we seemingly have no other ...

Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday July 28, 2 pm ET, available by clicking here. You can also catch it later on demand on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Castbox, Podchaser, Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict and Jiosaavn ...

Reviews of “The Invite,” “All That’s Left of You” and “Marty, Life is Short” are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here.    ...

“Marty, Life is Short” (2026) (USA). Cast: Martin Short, Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw, John Mulaney, Paul Shaffer, Deb Devine, Walter Parkes, Michael Short, Oliver Short. Archive Material: Nancy Dolman, Mel Brooks, Johnny Carson, Chevy Chase, John Candy, Dick Ebersole, Roger Ebert, Sally Field, Joe Flaherty, Glenn Frey, Victor Garber, Selena Gomez, Charles Grodin, Bill Hader, Goldie Hawn, Ron Howard, Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan, David Letterman, Rick Moranis, Bill Murray, Conan O’Brien, Bernadette Peters, Gilda Radner, Kurt Russell, Harry Shearer, Meryl Streep, Brian Short, Charles Short, David Short, Nora Short, Olive Short, Tom Snyder, Dave Thomas, Justin Timberlake. Director: Lawrence Kasdan. Web site. Trailer. For what it’s worth, celebrities are often regarded as vain, narcissistic, self-absorbed and unapologetically materialistic, generally consumed with their own ambitions, being the center of attention and lining their pockets. Seldom are they widely recognized for qualities like artistic integrity, personal fulfillment and noble intentions. But those generalizations do not always provide realistic depictions; there are individuals who indeed embody sincere motivations that drive their craft and their lives. But how do they defy the so-called model and turn out like that? Such is the ...

Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday July 14, 2 pm ET, available by clicking here. You can also catch it later on demand on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Castbox, Podchaser, Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict and Jiosaavn ...