Out on DVD today is “Official Secrets.” The movie deals with a whistleblower in England in the run-up to George W. Bush’s Iraq War. Starring Keira Knightley, this isn’t just a well told tale, it’s one that has tons of… Read More ›
Month: November 2019
Movie Review: “Knives Out”
In an unusual turn of events, I was able to see Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” more than once prior to release. There first time through, I was, for a time, slightly disappointed. That disappointment was not in evidence during the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “21 Bridges”
The new Chadwick Boseman film, “21 Bridges,” takes its name from the 21 bridges that lead on/off the island of Manhattan. The basic notion of the film is that an NYPD detective, Andre Davis (Boseman), is tasked with finding robbers… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Knight Before Christmas”
For better or worse, Netflix’s new movie, “The Knight Before Christmas” is exactly as advertised. Directed by Monika Mitchell with a screenplay by Cara Russell, this is an extremely low-stakes tale of a single woman in 2019 Ohio falling in… Read More ›
Movie Review: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Watching “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” one inescapable truth came to the fore: I am a cynical human being. Technically I knew this before I sat down to watch this inspired-by-reality tale of Mr. Rogers’ influence on the life… Read More ›
Dora and the Call of Adventure
After two weeks off, the podcast returns today with a look at the desire to go off on an adventure. Yes, wherever you may be in life at this moment, we would bet that either in the past, the present,… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Good Liar”
From an early moment in “The Good Liar,” it is quite clear what one of the big twists will be down the line. That made this reviewer rather trepidatious. On the one hand, watching two masters like Ian McKellen and… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi”
Is “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi,” a new film Swati Bhise a case of printing the legend? This reviewer would never deign to suggest that he knows enough about Indian history to even hazard a guess. What is clear about… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Lighthouse” (2019)
There is an incredible sense of claustrophobia that immediately makes itself felt with “The Lighthouse.” Director Robert Eggers has opted to create his film in the 1.19:1 aspect ratio as opposed to what we usually see on the big screen… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Ford V Ferrari”
To start at the end, it is the final irony that James Mangold’s new film is titled “Ford V Ferrari” and not “Shelby and Miles V Ford.” This is a movie—a wonderful movie—which is so much less about Ford going… Read More ›
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