Movie Review: Train Dreams
For as important building the railroads has been to the United States, its surprising to see how relatively few movies have been made about that …
Western
Movie Review: Rebuilding
Most Oscar films I can see coming a mile away. They come pre-hyped, and draw my eyeballs early and often. And yet, there’s always one …
Movie Review: One Battle After Another
General [SPOILER ALERT] for One Battle After Another. See this amazing film, then read my review for what to this point is the best movie …
Movie Review: Americana
Most of the middle road reviewed movies have high floors and low ceilings. They’re simple affairs, designed to be in & out in 100ish minutes …
Movie Review: Tornado
Tornado was clearly inevitable when your name is John Maclean. Wanting to take that die hard namesake, but clearly apply it to your triple loves …
Movie Review: Eddington
Sweet, scared, Ari Aster. The master filmmaker hasn’t really recovered from the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, and astutely realized, neither has the United States. Aster drops …
Movie Review: Golden Kamuy
Adapting a live action version of a Japanese manga is high risk/high reward. If you succeed, you could get something really fun and well like, …
Movie Review: National Anthem
Brokeback Mountain tried in 2005. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal tried to show the world there were gay cowboys…and the world was only ready to …
Movie Review: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
The real rating is Incomplete. After years on Yellowstone the TV show and decades away from his movie heights, Kevin Costner decided now was the …
Movie Review: Sisu
Let Sisu be a forever lesson for all the screenwriters out there. If you’re ever struggling with choosing a villain for your film. Just pick …