Movie Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Mark Twain is largely credited with writing the first great American novel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about a boy on the run having adventures …
Drama
Movie Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
I really had high hopes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette. Cate Blanchett, one of the best actors of her era: great! Richard Linklater, one of …
Movie Review: Otherhood
I heard someone describe movies like Otherhood in a specific way. It’s like the pitch team didn’t expect to get Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette, and …
Movie Review: Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood
If it were up to me, I’d put a moratorium on movies about making movies. They all reek of Hollywood self indulgence…or a movie maker …
Movie Review: The Farewell
Family dramas or comedies walk a very thin line. They can very easily become melodramatic, or boorishly broad and funny: a wacky aunt! a truth …
Movie Review: Wild Rose
A cliche always works if its executed well. Like it’s hero, Wild Rose isn’t content to make life easy for itself, since it piles on …
Movie Review: Beats
For years, Anthony Anderson was marginalized as the funny friend, the comedic relief…even in The Departed. Time has made people aware of his depth of …
Movie Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Langston Hughes is mentioned in the middle of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. For those who don’t know, Hughes is one of the …
Movie Review: See You Yesterday
Rarely does a movie come out of the blue to surprise me anymore. There’s plenty of blogs about movie festivals, and movie release dates for …
Movie Review: Shadow
Every year there’s usually at least 1 great foreign film I go to bat for. Despite LOTS of great films being made in America, there’s …