Ben is Back is one of those films that break rules and still entertains. Entertain is too mild a word for this film. It grabs you and shakes you and doesn’t let go for 103 minutes. The film was a featured event – The Centerpiece Film – at the Austin …
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Movie Review: ‘Regarding the Case of Joan of Arc’
'Regarding the Case of Joan of Arc' works out to be a metaphor for the current radicalization of Republican Christians in the USA, especially their hardcore faction and those advocating the use of violence to restore their alleged supremacy.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: Really Good ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
On closing night Fantastic Fest treated attendees to some Bad Times at the El Royale, an almost film-noir by writer/director Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian). Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the country shows horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and unusual films that don’t necessarily …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Bookshop’ – Emily Mortimer & Bill Nighy
‘The Bookshop’, starring Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy, may be a movie about books, but its one of the most beautiful films you’ll see this year.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
Director Stefano Sollima takes the helm in this 3-star crime sequel as James Brolin ('Deadpool 2') and Benecio del Toro ('Traffic') return in their roles as key players in drug cartel wars with Taylor Sheridan returning to write the screenplay.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Ocean’s 8’
Less is more as this 3-star crime caper continues a quality series thanks to expert filmmaking and a stellar cast featuring Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, expert con artist and estranged sister of Danny Ocean, played by George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh’s previous film trilogy, which was inspired by the 1960 film starring the “Brat Pack.”
Read More »Movie Review: ‘AVA’ – Directed by Sadaf Foroughi
'AVA' is a beautiful and sensitive look at the life of one teenage woman on the verge of adulthood in modern Iran.
Read More »My 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary: Day Four
Though exhausted from watching movies for four days and irregularly eating and sleeping, I am already looking forward to next year.
Read More »My 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary: Day Three
The triumphs and troubles that comes with following your bliss.
Read More »My 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary: Day Two
An interesting roster of films this day.
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