Day: July 4, 2023

Indiana Jones fulfills his destiny

I had kind of assumed that Indiana Jones had done it all.
He had saved the world (often), stopped the Nazis, retrieved artifacts, conducted seminars and fought a burly guy atop an airplane. Was there more to do?
Apparently, He had never ridden a horse through a subway, driven a rickety cart down a stairway or stolen a wedding car. Now his fifth and final film has taken care of all of that.
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (shown here) is the sort of movie that could bring people back to theaters, where they belong. Not just young people, looking for action films, but most ages and types. Read more…

Best-bets for July 6: Missy, murder, mermaid, more

1) “Young Sheldon,” 8 p.m., CBS. For most of these first six seasons, Missy has been unnoticed and underappreciated. She’s not as smart as one brother (Sheldon) or as troublesome as the other (Georgie), but has ample people skills. With the focus on Mandy’s baby, she anew. Then – at the end of an episode that reran Wednesday – she stole her dad’s truck. Tonight (shown here) she finds her friend Paige (a young genius who’s a college drop-out) and tries a joy ride. Read more…