Charlize Theron’s latest film, “Atomic Blonde,” is aggressively stylistic. From the opening moments to the closing ones, it is a film focused on performance – the performance of the camera, the performance of the songs, the performance of the editing,… Read More ›
John Goodman
Movie Review: “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
Luc Besson’s latest film, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” starts with such incredible promise. It begins with a tremendously beautiful look at how Alpha, a space station with life from all over the galaxy (or further), came… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Kong: Skull Island”
In an ideal world, a movie is satisfying on all levels – even big spectacle films like “Kong: Skull Island” ought to work across the board. We do not, however, live in an ideal world and therefore it is not… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Examines "Hello, My Name is Doris" and "10 Cloverfield Lane"
On the surface it may appear like the intense thrilled “10 Cloverfield Lane” and the comedy “Hello, My Name is Doris” have little in common. I believe nothing is further from the truth. Here are two films which very much… Read More ›