Movie Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Now THIS is a worthy Oscar movie, Netflix! I get that you sorta hid Hillbilly Elegy, that’s a swing and a miss. Hey it happens. …
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Movie Review: Alex Wheatle
We’re at film 4 of 5 of the Small Axe Anthology. I was hoping to be on the ground floor for a version of The …
Movie Review: Mank
If we’re putting together a list of the best directors of the new millennium, David Fincher is definitely likely on there. Tackling a wide range …
Movie Review: Red, White, and Blue
The 3rd of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology Series is the best one so far. Unleashing all that pent up Star Wars rage, John Boyega …
Movie Review: Hillbilly Elegy
Hollywood making a movie about Middle America bumkins seems like a doomed idea from the start. This is a movie that hides behind a mediocre …
Movie Review: Mangrove
When you think of the great filmmakers of the last decade, who comes to mind? Jordan Peele, sure. Greta Gerwig, 100%. Ryan Coogler, totes. Damien …
Movie Review: Radioactive
One of the great scientists of the last 100 years was Marie Curie. An early example of a modern, renaissance woman, she had her yellow …
Movie Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Great directors learn from their mistakes. Aaron Sorkin was already a great writer by the time he decided to direct Molly’s Game. While an excellently …
Movie Review: The Last Thing He Wanted
Poor Dee Rees. After coming out of the gate with two great films, Pariah and Mudbound, Rees probably saw The Last Thing He Wanted as …
Movie Review: Just Mercy
Not all movies should be nuanced character studies about morally complicated characters. Sometimes a movie is meant to shine a light on wonderful, driven people …