Movie Review: Cocaine Bear
A great title goes a long way. The minute Elizabeth Banks finished a cappella’ing and heard the story about a botched 80s coke drop that …
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Movie Review: 80 for Brady
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda haven’t had to work 9 to 5 for some time now. Only Netflix remembered that they can still kill it …
Movie Review: You People
I think I might have seriously underestimated 1967’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. In that movie, a white woman brings home Sidney Poitier to her …
Movie Review: No Bears
Point taken, Jafar Panahi. While No Bears teaches us an important lesson about threatening the powerful and the impact of art, I wish the poor …
Movie Review: Rosaline
“The fair Rosaline whom thou so loves.” Before even a whisper of Juliet, Romeo had a thing for Rosaline, another fair maiden of the Capulet …
Movie Review: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
The greatest movie that will ever be made about existential doubt from a creative mind is Frederico Fellini’s 8 1/2. While self-indulgent a bit, that …
Movie Review: Matilda the Musical
I’m having a hard time being objective about this one. The 1996 Matilda, other than maybe the OG Willy Wonka, is the perfect Roald Dahl …
Movie Review: Legend
What a fascinating snapshot in movie history. I had never heard of Legend until VERY recently, but it catches people at all sorts of ascending/descending …
Movie Review: Emancipation
Yes, the slap might have permanently damaged Will Smith’s reputation in Hollywood, but he’s still got a lot of talent. Emancipation is being sold as …
Movie Review: Violent Night
Santa Claus: Action Hero. Other than the incredible “Santa’s Slay” I don’t think I’d seen a movie where jolly Old St. Nick…just beat the living …