Movie Review: The Hand of God
When a really talented directors goes back to their roots to tell a deeply personal story, the results are almost always dynamite. Alfonso Cuaron had …
Biopic
Movie Review: House of Gucci
House of Gucci is very much its own thing. Not serious enough to be a Godfather like study of power, greed, and fame, and too …
Movie Review: tick, tick…BOOM!
Foooouuuuuurrrrrrrrteeen Whohohoholle Minutes! That’s how long I had really thought about the musical Rent, basically as long as it’s big famous musical number. However, in …
Movie Review: King Richard
There are a lot of movie convergences going on in King Richard, all good. It’s a Will Smith movie, and, for the first time in …
Movie Review: Spencer
I remember being on a Labor Day Vacation in the United States visiting cousins, when news broke of Princess Diana’s death. That night, every female …
Movie Review: The Last Duel
The Last Duel is simply a class act of a movie. Ridley Scott. Matt Damon. Ben Affleck. Adam Driver. Nicole Holofcener. Jodie Comer. All these …
Movie Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Religion is one of humanity’s great motivators. Many of people’s belief systems are framed through that lens, usually formed at a young age. So people …
Movie Review: Zola
The history of America is filled with great stories. Paul Revere’s midnight ride. The tales of Huckleberry Finn. The gunfight at the OK Corral. The …
Movie Review: Ammonite
Bridgerton aside, Ammonite is proof that the British do NOT do romance as well as the French. Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire …
Movie Review: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
A very casual jazz/blues fan, I was familiar with the name Billie Holiday, but unfamiliar with her life or songs. I’ll say this at least …