Movie Review: “Time Trap”
What if the Fountain of Youth was less a fountain with some water that makes one young and more a cave where time just went super slow? Such is the concept of Mark Dennis & Ben Foster’s “Time Trap.” That… Read More ›
New York Film Festival Review: “The Favourite”
Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film, “The Favourite” screened this past week as the Opening Night film of the 56th New York Film Festival. Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, the movie is a fictionalized take on a portion of the… Read More ›
New York Film Festival Review: “High Life”
The opening title for Claire Denis’s 2018 New York Film Festival entry appears almost 15 or 20 minutes after the movie starts. It comes up as a series of dead bodies float in space, having been pushed out of… Read More ›
Movie Review: “First Man” (2018)
Damien Chazelle’s “First Man,” has some of the most outstanding cinematic visuals I have seen in a long time. The sequences on the moon, particularly in IMAX, are stunning, but even that doesn’t do them justice. They are completely mesmerizing… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Bad Times at the El Royale”
No one could ever accuse “Bad Times at the El Royale,” a movie I would prefer to call “Bad Times at the the Royal,” of not having a certain style. This is a dark comedy, a noir tale of… well of… Read More ›
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“Doctor Who” is the Best Way to End NYCC
One of the things I love about “Doctor Who” fandom is that it feels so inclusive. This is not a group of people who will lambast you for not knowing the third supporting actor in the fourth episode of Jon… Read More ›
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“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Draws out Emotions at NYCC
Whether or not the original “How to Train Your Dragon” looked incredible when the movie was first released to theaters in 2010, having watched it on Saturday night I can tell you that it is most certainly dated at this… Read More ›
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“Anna and the Apocalypse” Makes Merry at NYCC
After getting to see several huge panels in Madison Square Garden at this year’s New York Comic-Con, I opted to end my Saturday by heading back to the Javits Center and sitting in on a smaller one. Not small small,… Read More ›
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Going “Inside the Spiderverse” at NYCC
It is never surprising when a panel at New York Comic-Con offers up video. If it’s a panel on a movie or a television show, they have to offer video. Even so, those in the audience regularly are thrilled by… Read More ›
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“Good Omens” Panel Makes for Positive Feelings at NYCC
Although I have attended many different panels at Madison Square Garden for New York Comic Con over the past few years, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a response like the one “Good Omens” got when they were introduced. It… Read More ›
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“Alita: Battle Angel” and “Dark Phoenix” Storm NYCC
My Friday at New York Comic-Con this year ended with 20th Century Fox’s showcase and Q&A. On tap for those in the audience were looks at “Alita: Battle Angel” and “Dark Phoenix,” the latter of which is the latest entry… Read More ›
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“The Catcher was a Spy” and Pretty Good
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“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Isn’t so Solo After All
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All the Jack Ryans Under the Sun
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One from the Shelf: “The Shining”
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One from the Shelf: “Scooby-Doo”
April 26, 2018
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One from the Shelf: “Doctor Strange”
January 18, 2018
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Notes from a Writer: “Hereditary” and Cheap Thrills
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Not a Movie Review: “Borg vs. McEnroe”
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Going Back-to-Back-to-Back to the Future
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Movie Review: “Time Trap”
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New York Film Festival Review: “The Favourite”
October 12, 2018
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New York Film Festival Review: “High Life”
October 11, 2018
