Sitting Around Talking Movies

Wow have we been seeing a lot of movies, plus streaming shows and just about anything that moves. We start with "The Call of the Wild." It's based on the classic Jack London novel and stars Harrison Ford...and a CGI dog. No kidding. Movie dogs are now on unemployment lines, replaced by lines of code. PETA is happy but what about audiences? Then there's "The Night Clerk" which stars Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt, John Leguizamo and Tye Sheridan. It's about a voyeuristic hotel clerk who becomes the subject of a murder investigation. Quirky enough for you? We also look at "Downhill" which puts Will Farrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus on a ski slope. Then Neil tells us about "Standing Up, Falling Down" which stars Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz. And if you're hungry for streaming shows Bill McCuddy has you covered with the Netflix series "Criminal: UK" It's a cat-and-mouse drama, which focuses on the intense mental conflict between detectives and suspects. He's also seen "The Stranger" which is based on Harlan Coben's nov