Tag: Focus Features

  • Review: The High Note, The Vast of Night, and The Great

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    Streaming reviews this week with “The High Note” “The Vast of Night” and “The Great.”   While “The High Note” is a little more middling than a high, it is still a safe feel good movie (that I wish focused more on the career dilemmas it tackled than romance). Tracee Ellis Ross, Dakota Johnson, Ice…

  • Review: Emma and Wendy

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    This week features two stories with female leads that get lost in the mess of the pacing of their films, “EMMA.” and “Wendy” are up for review. While “EMMA.” is the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma” it suffers from trying to remain too faithful to the source material and doesn’t have enough of the…

  • Review: Harriet

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    On the heels of Cynthia Ervio’s Academy Award nomination let’s take a look at the Harriet Tubman biopic, “Harriet.”​ While “Harriet” is fine as a film, and Ervio’s performance is relatively strong, the strength of the film comes mostly from the source material. Cynthia Ervio, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, and Joe Alwyn star.

  • 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: Ad Astra and Downton Abbey

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    It’s sad and mad Brad in “Ad Astra” and the question of “what is a weekend?” still doesn’t get resolved in “Downton Abbey.” It’s sad Brad Pitt in space. That pretty much sums up “Ad Astra” so if that sounds appealing have at. I however found it unoriginal and dull. Pitt, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler,…

  • Review: Late Night, The Dead Don’t Die, and American Woman

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    The hilarious “Late Night” finally is out in theaters, “The Dead Don’t Die” is dangerously mundane, and “American Woman” is here to put your problems in perspective, but not effectively. “Late Night” is written by and stars the amazing Mindy Kaling. It was one of my absolute favorite films out of Sundance and I highly…

  • Review: Greta

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    Women’s History Month kicks off with “Greta” – of which the moral seems to be “no new friends”?​Isabelle Huppert is fantastic in “Greta”… everyone/thing else? Not so much. That includes Chloe Grace Moretz, which is a shame because she’s been great in other things. Greta stars Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Zawe Ashton,…

  • Review: Serenity and Mary Queen of Scots

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    Even though we’re less than a month into the new year I’ve found my worst film of the year so far in “Serenity”, and I take a look at the sort of awards contender, “Mary Queen of Scots.” In spite of starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, and Djimon Honsu, “Serenity” brings…

  • Joel Edgerton Interview: Boy Erased

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    Actor/Director/Writer Joel Edgerton sits down with THEDHK to talk about his latest film, “Boy Erased”, defining masculinity, success, and the burdens of truth. It’s unfortunate that Boy Erased is a film that is as timely as ever. Based on Garrard Conley’s memoir of the same name, it’s a film dealing with the author’s involuntary outing…

  • J.A. Bayona for A Monster CallsI

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    If you don’t know J. A. Bayona yet, you will, as he’s at the helm of the next “Jurassic World” sequel! I dare you to get through “A Monster Calls” without tissues. The film also features some amazing practical/VFX hybrid moments, some gorgeous animated storytelling, and of course, gut wrenching dramatic performances.