Movie Review: Juliet, Naked
A common refrain is that the sign of a great actor is one that makes a good movie great. Respectfully, I disagree. A sign of …
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Movie Review: What Happened to Monday
I have been eagerly watching Noomi Rapace’s career since she starred as Lisbeth Salander in the Norwegian Version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo …
Movie Review: Darkest Hour
In American circles, Winston Churchill does not get enough credit for the role he played in World War II. Americans like to see themselves as …
Movie Review: Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodbye Christopher Robin is going for Finding Neverland, hoping the story behind a famous book (in this case, Winnie the Pooh) is as compelling as …
Movie Review: Dunkirk
You know a director is great when their name alone can push a movie to be released. Very few directors can claim such a status: …
Movie Review: The Lost City of Z
Millennials might not know what Apocalypse Now is. But back in the day, that movie used the Vietnam War as an allegory for an American …
Movie Review: The Conjuring 2
History should praise James Wan’s gifts to the horror genre. The man has created 3 different franchises: Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring (while also taking …
Movie Review: Me Before You
For me, romantic comedies as earnest as Me Before You have to do one thing. If I go “Aww” more than I laugh, the movie …
Movie Review: Love & Friendship
British Period Pieces can usually be very easily pigeon holed. If you’re not into fancy costumes, social hierarchy issues, and obsessive decorum, most of these …
Movie Review: Eddie the Eagle
Matthew Vaughn doesn’t get enough credit for being a good director. The guy got Daniel Craig 007, created the Deadpool template for success, and rebooted …