Author Tony T.

Practical Magic 2

Have you ever gone to see a movie, and you loved 72% of it, but absolutely hated 28% of it? That for me is “Practical Magic 2”. As I sat down in my seat in the popcorn scented theater, I… Continue Reading →

Fuze

An unexploded WWII bomb turns up on a London construction site, and the evacuation triggeeds turns out to be cover for something else entirely. (released in theatres April of 2026. HBO Max September, 2026) An excavator hits something hard under… Continue Reading →

I Swear: This One’s Different

If you’ve listened to my podcast for any length of time, you know I’ve been pretty vocal about one of my biggest frustrations with Hollywood. The way Tourette’s syndrome has historically been used as comic relief. It’s a lazy trope,… Continue Reading →

Heated Rivalry: An Unpopular Opinion

I recently watchedHeated Rivalry. Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) was an exceptional character. Charismatic, funny (though I don’t know that he was meant to be), and overall, really well acted by Storrie. Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) was a predictable and boring… Continue Reading →

A House of Dynamite on Netflix: A Fuse That Never Burns

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 →

Does Blue Moon really stand alone?

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 Lives Again: A Visually Stunning, Imperfect Masterpiece

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 →

Elegance Without Focus in After the Hunt

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 Finds Heart Beneath the Heist

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 →

Abbreviated Reviews: Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead

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 →

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