I really wanted to like A House of Dynamite. With Kathryn Bigelow directing, a high-stakes nuclear threat premise, and a cast including Idris Elba as the President, Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, and Tracy Letts,… Continue Reading →
Blue Moon feels like a stage play that wandered onto a film set and decided to stay awhile. Director Richard Linklater crafts a tightly contained character study centered on the brilliant yet tormented composer Lorenz Hart, played by Ethan Hawke,… Continue Reading →
Frankenstein is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply ambitious reimagining of Mary Shelley’s timeless story, elevated by breathtaking cinematography and anchored by two career-defining performances from Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. From its opening moments, the film establishes an atmosphere of… Continue Reading →
Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt feels like a refined, grown-up version of a campus drama, a kind of Ivy League Dawson’s Creek dressed in philosophical debates and moral tension. Set among Yale’s elite, the story unfolds with beauty and restraint,… Continue Reading →
Roofman is a quietly ambitious film, beautifully shot (on 35 mm by Andrij Parekh) with a restrained visual style that rarely calls attention to itself. In it’s form, it is technically solid, though seldom ambitious in its cinematography. The film… Continue Reading →
As I sat in the dark theater, surrounded by empty seats eliminated by use with caution tape, the first ominous tone emanated from the digital audio system. I immediately was aware that I was watching a Zack Snyder movie. With… Continue Reading →
Well, to say this movie was “Very Nice”, would be an understatement. Normally I would wax poetic about the ups and down, the twists and turns, of a movie. However, this movie leaves me sitting here on the edge of… Continue Reading →
I have often been criticized for not being the biggest fan of Groundhog Day. I mean, Bill Murray is a legend, and 100% of the reason to watch the movie, but it was just lacking something for me. Turns out,… Continue Reading →
Charlize Theron stars alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marwan Kenzari, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling and Veronica Ngo in The Old Guard, released on July 10th on Netflix. A group of covert “immortal” mercenaries, led by Theron, are recruited to… Continue Reading →
In a timely film, written and directed by Jon Stewart, Steve Carell plays a Democratic political strategist, who offers the services of his team to a retired serviceman in a small Wisconsin town. After being convinced to run for mayor… Continue Reading →
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