Tag: Movie

  • 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…

  • Review: Ford V Ferrari

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    “Ford V Ferrari” is an awfully slow movie for a film about cars that go so fast. Do we really need ANOTHER film about the unsung niche accomplishments of straight white men? My answer is no. Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, and Noah Jupe star. James Mangold directs.

  • Review: Last Christmas

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    Unfortunately even the great Emma Thompson can’t stretch George Michael’s Christmas song into a feature length film. In spite of the charming cast of Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, and Thompson herself (as well as the directing efforts of Paul Feig), “Last Christmas” is a convoluted bizarro mess. I went in expecting “Love, Actually”…

  • Review: Terminator: Dark Fate, Motherless Brooklyn, and Parasite

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    ​Fan service, ego, and one of the best films I’ve seen all year. “Terminator: Dark Fate” “Motherless Brooklyn” and “Parasite are on deck for review this week. The biggest draw of “Terminator: Dark Fate” is the return of Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger to the franchise. That’s about it. The rest is formula. I did…

  • Michael Shannon and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Interview: The Current War: Director’s Cut

    Michael Shannon and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Interview: The Current War: Director’s Cut

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    ​Actor Michael Shannon and director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon chat with THEDHK about “The Current War”, technology, the female influences in their lives, and who their intellectual nemesis would be.  More about the film: Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War: Director’s Cut, the epic story of the…

  • Review: The Current War: Director’s Cut, The Kill Team and Jojo Rabbit

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    ​This week has three films about war in one way or another with “The Current War: Director’s Cut” “The Kill Team” and “Jojo Rabbit.” “The Current War: Director’s Cut” unfortunately doesn’t do anything to distinguish itself from the countless other films we’ve had about the achievements of rich white men. While it boasts an excellent…