From Abe to Golda: Film titles promise too much
There’s a movie mini-trend that’s worth grumbling about.
It can be summed up as: Promise a pound (via the title); deliver a couple ounces.
Mind you, we can’t grumble too loudly. This has been used by the world’s greatest director (Steven Spielberg) and has spawned two Academy Award-winning performances; but it’s also been used for small and rather disappointing films.
That comes to mind now as Showtime has the 2023 “Golda” (shown here), at 8:15 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 25). It’s a worthy little film, but a mere fraction of what we might expect. And it’s part of a long trend, for good or bad: Read more…