Movie Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
I sorely underestimated the 1940 Pinocchio. What Walt Disney created with that masterpiece is pure movie magic: maybe the ultimate kids movie, filled with unforgettable …
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Movie Review: Just Mercy
Not all movies should be nuanced character studies about morally complicated characters. Sometimes a movie is meant to shine a light on wonderful, driven people …
Movie Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
It’s become clearer to me over time that the Coen Brothers clearly love fables. Their stories usually have this larger than life quality to them, …
Movie Review: Colossal
Colossal is the unholy offspring of an Asian monster movie and an indie “back to the hometown” flick. Wait….unholy is incorrect. What’s the word? Unexpected, …
Movie Review: Minority Report
What are the pieces of a great sci-fi movie? Usually the source material is from a stellar writer, especially the master Philip K. Dick. This …
Movie Review: The Homesman
Tommy Lee Jones used to be a hot commodity. The Fugitive and Men In Black rank highly among my favorite films. As time goes on, …
Movie Review: Kill the Messenger
Investigative journalism seems like a nightmare as an occupation. Yes, you get to stand on the moral high ground, but that ground is constantly under …