Movie Review: Uprising
I’m kinda pissed the Netflix algorithm didn’t push Uprising harder. Instead of getting some over hyped mediocre drama from an over the hill actor, I’d …
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Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
With Halloween in the rear view mirror, the avalanche of Christmas movies is about to begin. Amidst the endless “overworked female city dweller falls in …
Movie Review: Conclave
Thanks Edward Berger! The director of the international sensation All Quiet on the Western front chose as his follow-up film one of the great movie …
Movie Review: Anora
Remember the name Sean Baker. While Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, and Ryan Coogler get a LOT of the buzz as the great directors of their …
Movie Review: The Shadow Strays
And that’s how you decapitate somebody! Timo Tjahjanto as far as I’m concerned deserves an honorary Oscar as a part of completely revitalizing the action …
Movie Review: Venom: The Last Dance
Yes, sadly, it appears to be closing time for this weird, toxic relationship Tom Hardy has to a CGI character he voices himself. Venom: The …
Movie Review: Kensuke’s Kingdom
Swiss Family Robinson was prime time family watching for me back in the day, a family island adventure with a bit of Home Alone thrown …
Movie Review: Exhibiting Forgiveness
I remember walking through the Wells St. Art Festival in Chicago, enjoying one of the many amazing summer festivals the city has to offer. And …
Movie Review: Woman of the Hour
Anna Kendrick is on a mission. Other than a troll film here and there, post pandemic she’s really been digging into heavy dramas and thrillers, …
Movie Review: We Live In Time
Highs and lows. Director John Crowley has those on his resume. Brooklyn is one of the best movies about immigrants I’ve ever seen, but The …