“First Man”: Small Steps and Great Leaps
I have to admit I was one of those people who thought “La La Land” was a beautiful movie yet somehow it was missing a heartbeat. With “First Man”, Damien Chazelle, who directed the aforementioned […]
Film Review: Bad Times at the El Royale
FILM REVIEW BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Rated R 120 Minutes Released October 12th Wow! From the jet black soundless screen that begins this movie, to the emotionally explosive end, get ready to be […]
Oscar Wilde on the Big Screen
Rated R 105 Minutes Released October 5 “The Happy Prince” may be the closest we will come to actually viewing the great Irish humorist and playwright Oscar Wilde on the screen. Rupert Everett wrote, directed […]
Jennifer Garner Battles Bad Guys in “Peppermint”
FILM REVIEW PEPPERMINT Rated R 102 Minutes Released September 7th Peppermint is a classic vigilante story with a graphically gruesome, dark and gritty style. Here the hero seeking vengeance is female, played by Jennifer Garner. […]
Film: Mixed Reviews on “MDMA”
“MDMA” Not Rated 98 Minutes Released September 14 This movie, by first-time writer/director Angie Wang, lacks consistent style, the flow of the story is a bit abrupt and some scenes seem cut short. However, the […]
Film Review: “Searching”
Rated PG-13 102 Minutes Released August 31st For his first feature film as a writer/director, Aneesh Chaganty has successfully debuted a groundbreaking concept with “Searching”. The story is told entirely from computer screen capture and […]
“BlacKkKlansman”: A History of American Injustice
Rated R 136 Minutes Released August 10 If you haven’t seen Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ yet, put it on your movie wish list. This is a powerful film based on a true story. It should be […]
Film Review: “Crazy Rich Asians”
Rated PG-13 120 Minutes Released August 15th “Crazy Rich Asians” will be known as the movie that opened worldwide box office channels for the Asian market. First and foremost, however, this is simply an extraordinarily […]
Film Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post
(NR) 91 Minutes Released August 3rd “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” is based on a true story written in novel form Emily M. Danforth. It takes place in the early 90’s when it was not […]
“The Wife”: Passion’s Perilous Threads
Rated R 110 Minutes Released August 17 “The Wife” is a dark character study of relationships. Swedish director Bjorn Runge, along with novelist Meg Wolitzer and screenwriter Jane Anderson have created a brooding film framed […]