Movie Review: Argentina, 1985
My ignorance never let me know there was another Nuremberg trials. Down in Argentina, the old military leaders faced a similar trial against the new …
Biopic
Movie Review: The Good Nurse
No, The Good Nurse is not the latest CBS procedural. It’s wildly the opposite of that: a lifetime movie masquerading as a prestige drama. Netlifx, …
Movie Review: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
The idea was sitting right there for everyone to take: the fake biopic. Someone daring enough could take everything sentimental, dignified, and beautiful about telling …
Movie Review: Armageddon Time
Make something personal. That’s the advice given to EVERY moviemaker on the planet. Well, James Gray, I hope you go back to space, or the …
Movie Review: Call Jane
Who is Jane? We all should be. The Jane Collective was a group that ran out of Chicago from 1969 to 1973, helping women who …
Movie Review: Till
Reading about the death of Emmett Till is one of those experiences that makes you grow up a little, as you learn about the depths …
Movie Review: Blonde
Blonde is beautiful crap. Andrew Dominik, the director, can do both. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is critically one of …
Movie Review: Breaking
The pitch for Breaking is clear: modern Dog Day Afternoon. There’s a bunch of 70s DNA in Breaking in general, placing the movie a bit …
Movie Review: Thirteen Lives
We already knew the outcome of Apollo 13. The movie should not have been a heartracing thrill ride like it was. But that’s what happens …
Movie Review: Rise
It’s impossible to hate Giannis Antetokounmpo. The 2x NBA MVP and NBA Champion on the Milwaukee Bucks exemplifies all the reasons to love the sport: …