Movie Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead
I’m sure there’s a reason this movie isn’t called Forest Fire; probably some trademark/copyright issue. Too bad, because what’s a better pitch that “Forest Fire: …
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Movie Review: Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy wins the UnWestern award for being a Western somehow set in that classic Western setting of North Philadelphia. That’s right. Apparently there’s a …
Movie Review: Nomadland
Chloe Zhao burst onto the movie scene with The Rider, an amazing story about a Native American Cowboy in South Dakota. Zhao’s tales are the …
Movie Review: News of the World
An alternate title for News of the World must have been Tom Hanks: America’s Dad. The uber talented actor has been wowing the world for …
Covid Classics: Them’s Fightin’ Words!
Every generation has their blockbuster genre. The superhero movie of today was the disaster movie of the 90s. Or the Lucas/Spielberg collabs of the 80s. …
Movie Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
It’s become clearer to me over time that the Coen Brothers clearly love fables. Their stories usually have this larger than life quality to them, …
Movie Review: The Rider
Everyone has a thing that they love. I mean, love love. It’s a thing that you so cherish to the point that it starts to …
Movie Review: Logan
The early buzz on Logan was bafflingly praiseworthy. Ryan Reynolds mentioned Hugh Jackman should win an Oscar for his performance. Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman …
Movie Review: The Magnificent Seven
I wouldn’t say I was eagerly anticipating a Magnificent Seven Remake, but I wasn’t dreading it. I mean, the original came out 56 years ago. …
Movie Review: Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water puts the Western through the 2008 financial crisis ringer. Turns out the combination creates a potent story set in a desolate …