Reviews: She Said and Women Talking
I saw these two films just days apart and they seemed to speak to one another. Both take on sexual predation, but from very different viewpoints. She Said is a…
Review: The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg knows storytelling. So it's really no surprise that The Spielbergs - er, I mean The Fabelmans - is a good yarn. It's a semi-autobiographical drama that dives into…
Review: TÁR
I am quite late with this review (the film is out in theaters) because I'm still trying to figure out how best to give it a fair shake. I was…
Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin is an excellent film, though it does takes some processing-- the kind of thoughtful processing that might be lost if you wait to see it streaming…
Review: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Ana Lily Amirpour's Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon is one of those little Indies that you hope people will see because it's weird and quirky and a fun ride.…
Review: Blonde
Blonde from Director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) takes the well-known, sad story of Marilyn Monroe, from her tragic childhood to her tabloid fodder death,…
Review: Breaking
Watching this "based on a true story" drama, you can't help but think back to several other films about decent men taking hostages because the system is horribly unfair to…
Review: Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives is one of those inspiring movies that you can't really find much fault with (unless you're claustrophobic). It's based on a true story that screamed "miracle movie" from…
Review: ELVIS
I've been a pretty big fan of Elvis Presley ever since I made a whirlwind pilgrimage to Graceland in the late 1980s, about a decade after he died at the…
Review: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
As sequels 30+ years in the making go... TOP GUN: MAVERICK delivers at mach speed. The high-adrenaline action drama is like a remake, homage and sequel all rolled into one.…
Review: Happening
Talk about a film arriving at just the right moment! This gripping French drama about a young woman in the early 1960s who gets pregnant and has to go through…
Review: Hit the Road
This wonderful road trip drama traverses the Iranian landscape with a family and their dog. Along for the ride are a mother (Pantea Panahiha) and father (Hasan Majuni) and their…
Quickie Review: The Northman
This is a quickie because I know I am not the audience for this violent revenge epic. It's the latest from writer/director Robert Eggers who garnered high praise for his previous…
Review: All the Old Knives
I keep forgetting the name of this movie-- wanting to call it Knives Out, which it isn't. It's not as sharp, or entertaining. But it is engrossing. There are worse…
Review: Better NATE than Ever
The DUMBO in the room with Disney's family-friendly musical dramedy Better NATE Than Ever is the irony of timing--as the film's release just happens to coincide with the passage of…