Movie Review: The Zone of Interest
Calling a film an “art film” these days feels more like a strike against the movie in 2023. I kinda get what they mean: being …
Movie Review Archive
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Movie Review: Society of the Snow
It was time. While 1993’s Alive was fine, the movie suffers from West Side Story syndrome, in that it takes an Uruguayan story and whitewashes …
Movie Review: All of Us Strangers
Everyone wants to be loved. Mr. Rogers once said the greatest thing we can do is convince someone that they’re loved and capable of loving. …
Movie Review: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom reminds me of a certain type of sports team. We’re a few years removed from that team’s peak, and slowly …
Movie Review: Ferrari
Cars and men. Men and cars. Excuse me, Mann and cars. Michael Mann doing a story about Enzo Ferrari seems like a match made in …
Movie Review: Anyone But You
The movies were really trying a lot of stuff in 2023. We had a couple tries at bringing back the R Rated comedy. Video gamers …
Movie Review: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
I love the double confidence going on here. Zack Snyder’s self-belief on all his 2-2.5 star 11 year old boy fantasia projects is how we …
Movie Review: The Color Purple
It was time. Not that I didn’t enjoy Steven Spielberg’s take on Alice Walker’s celebrated novel. But with the success of the musical version of …
Movie Review: American Fiction
Through entertainment, American audiences have become accustomed to 3 types of stories about African-Americans: either they’re slaves, Civil rights fighters, or super poor, pregnant, drug …
Movie Review: Maestro
No more convincing needed. I was optimistic about Bradley Cooper, the director, after A Star Is Born, but cautiously so, because that one was just …