There is a hazard in writing a review of a less than great (or less than good) movie that it become simply a litany of what is wrong with the film. The farther from good the movie, the more problems… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Held” (2021)
I love a good mystery. Even if a movie itself is not within the mystery genre, if I get something to puzzle over as the story unfolds, I’m in. My concern—anyone’s concern—is that the solution to the mystery won’t be… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Concrete Cowboy”
A defining characteristic of many westerns—some may say of the genre as a whole—is the pushback against an encroaching modern world; the fight of the cowboy to preserve his way of life even as the end seems inevitable. Whatever else… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Seventh Day” (2021)
There are some movies that you watch where you can instantly sense that something is off – the story, as presented, makes no sense. At that point, there are two basic ways to understand what is taking place – either… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Nobody” (2021)
We have all seen the action movie about the normal, average, guy who is thrust into an abnormal situation. One spin on this tale is to make the guy seem normal at first, but to give him a secretive past,… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Senior Moment” (2021)
There is a world in which a movie starring William Shatner, Jean Smart, Christopher Lloyd, and Esai Morales is a work of comedic genius. That world actually could hypothetically be our world. A new movie out this week that features… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Courier” (2021)
To call a movie a “spy story” may offer a general idea of what it is about, but the term is also too broad to truly tell one what to expect while watching. Is it action-based? Is it a drama?… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Happily”
“What exactly am I watching?” Every so often, there is a movie which causes you to ask the question over and over and over again. “What is this?” “What am I seeing?” “What?” “How?” “Huh?” All too often, those questions… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Yes Day”
We have all heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover,” and yet it is something many of us do, at least on occasion. Who amongst us hasn’t seen a poster or a trailer or a TV commercial… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Cosmic Sin”
Some movies operate like a fever dream. You watch them and you stare in wonder at everything that is taking place on screen. Of course, that wonder could be good or it could be bad. The movie could be great… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Coming 2 America”
It is one of those notions that is too often true – while we may lead calls for change when we are young; as we age, we become more accepting of the status quo. Yes, we get older and the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Cherry” (2021)
The new film from directors Anthony and Joe Russo, begins with the title character, Cherry, relating his story to someone. This is done via voiceover and we don’t see where Cherry is or to whom he’s speaking. Although other movies… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Crisis” (2021)
There are excellent, in-depth, incredible cinematic takes on the drug war. When one watches writer/director/producer Nicholas Jarecki’s “Crisis” it is easy to see exactly how it attempts to fit in the pantheon. Unfortunately, even if one ignores the rest of… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Nomadland”
Is it a happy movie or a sad one? That might feel like a pretty silly question, but it was the one that kept swirling around in my head as I watched Chloé Zhao’s latest film, “Nomadland.” Written and directed… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Fear of Rain”
“Rear Window” is a great movie. Books have literally been written about its brilliance. One of the other interesting (and not always accurate) metrics of its greatness are the number of films which borrow some of the ideas of the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar”
Comedy can be subjective. What one person finds funny, another will not. I have no doubt that it is possible to go out and read many reviews which describe “Barb & Star go to Vista Del Mar” as a “comedic… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The World to Come”
It is perhaps too obvious a statement to say that the way in which a story unfolds is crucial. Still, obvious or not, it remains true. I am thinking here, specifically, of a tale’s point of view. Whether it offers… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Land” (2021)
We all know that dialogue is crucial in movies. The right words, said in the right way can make all the difference. What is often overlooked in such a discussion, however, is that the right bit of silence can matter… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Cowboys” (2021)
One of the terrible truths about being human and the world being imperfect is that just because you’re doing the best you can, just because you think you’re doing the right thing, just because you’re trying your hardest, it doesn’t… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Mauritanian”
We, as a nation, would choose to believe that we are, for lack of a better term, the chosen people. It is a notion that exists in much of our pomp and circumstance, much of the way we talk about… Read More ›
