Movie Review: Nimona
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being …
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Movie Review: Extraction 2
We are in a great little action revival! Last 2 years has brought us RRR, Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King, Prey, Sisu, Polite Society, …
Movie Review: The Mother
I’ve seen enough JLo action comedies. People forget, she’s a sneaky great dramatic actor when she wants to be. The Mother simply removes the comedy …
Movie Review: Murder Mystery 2
I want all stars to pay attention. When you’re making a movie, and you get anywhere near Adam Sandler’s level of fame, start putting riders …
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: Troll
When it comes to filmmaking there’s plenty of cross pollination across cultures. The best usually find the best right? The legendary Akira Kurosawa was influenced …
Movie Review: White Noise
Despite his very privileged upbringing, Noah Baumbach usually finds his way into my heart. His personal tales of love, family, and relationships remind me of …
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: The Swimmers
Apologies to The Thirteenth Year. Or Swimfan. Or whoever’s working on a Michael Phelps biopic. But I don’t need to see another movie about swimmers. …
Movie Review: Sr.
At this point the world knows who Robert Downey Jr. is. In stark contrast, you’re welcome, time has flown by his father, Robert Downey Sr. …