Author: THEDHK

  • Review: Just Mercy, 1917, and Three Christs

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    Two award contenders and one Christ complex hit the cinemas this week with “Just Mercy” “1917” and “Three Christs.” While the subject matter of the based on a true story “Just Mercy” is important and relevant, the film relies on it a bit too much to make the audience care. Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx,…

  • Review: The Two Popes

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    If you’re tired after the holiday and new year’s festivities and don’t quite feel like heading to a movie theater you’re in luck, “The Two Popes” can be viewed from the comfort of your home (so long as you have Netflix)! ​This is a very Actór’s actor film but when those actors are Jonathan Pryce…

  • Top Films of 2019

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    Let’s end the year on a positive note! Here are 19 of the top films I saw this year.  In no particular order:The Farewell – Original ReviewI saw this film at Sundance and was not prepared for the emotional roller coaster. I fully acknowledge that a lot of my affection for this movie comes from a cultural…

  • Review: Little Women and Uncut Gems

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    Two polar opposite films enter the holiday fray, both have a lot of shouting. Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” and the Safdie Brothers’s “Uncut Gems” are up for review this week. Greta Gerwig gracefully helms this modern adaptation of “Little Women” that is worth checking out over the holidays. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee…

  • Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler Free) and Cats

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    As the year winds down we have two polar opposite but equally bizarre films in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Cats.” It doesn’t really matter what I say in this spoiler free review of “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” because there’s no way you aren’t going to see the end of the Skywalker…

  • Review: Jumanji: The Next Level, Bombshell, and Richard Jewell

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    This week brings some mindless fun in the form of “Jumanji: The Next Level” and some political thrillers with unlikely and possibly unlikable protagonists, based on real life with “Bombshell” and “Richard Jewell.” The joy of “Jumanji: The Next Level” is that it just doesn’t care. Liberated from world building the first half has some…

  • Review: The Aeronauts and Dark Waters

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    This week brings two attempted thrillers in very different settings, “The Aeronauts” and “Dark Waters.” Unfortunately “The Aeronauts” does not soar with excitement. The film spends the majority of its time trying to convince you how high the stakes are instead of actually bothering to raise them. Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones star. ​Meanwhile real…

  • Review: Knives Out

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    “Knives Out” is a classic whodunnit in a modern setting, with an all star cast. ​ While fans of “whodunnits” may not find anything particularly innovative about “Knives Out” there’s something to be said for just seeing a well executed film. Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon,…

  • Rian Johnson Interview: Knives Out

    Rian Johnson Interview: Knives Out

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    Director/Writer Rian Johnson chats with THEDHK about movies, murder, success, musicals, and more! More about ‘Knives Out’ – Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist…

  • Review: Frozen 2, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and The Report

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    “Frozen 2” fails to melt hearts the same way as its smash hit predecessor, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is more like an okay day that leans too much on an audience being familiar with its source material, and “The Report” is some heavy political fodder about ineffective government inquiries at probably the wrong…