Tag: Review

  • Coco, Roman J. Israel, ESQ.

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      If there’s one film you see this Thanksgiving, make it Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” and if there’s one you skip/rent/perhaps even never see… make it “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Pixar has once again made a beautiful, touching film that anyone of any culture can enjoy. However if you are at all of Mexican heritage, get yourself…

  • Justice League

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    As expected, “Justice League” was a bitter disappointment.  For a more nerdy (spoiler free) look check out my write up here.

  • Murder on the Orient Express, Lady Bird

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      ​This week brings the star studded (and umpteenth adaptation of) “Murder on the Orient Express” as well as one of my favorite films of the year thus far, “Lady Bird.” The 6th major adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name is directed by and stars Kenneth Branagh as famed detective Hercule…

  • Thor: Ragnarok, A Bad Moms Christmas, LBJ

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    I’m excited for the return of “Thor: Ragnarok”, slightly less excited for “A Bad Moms Christmas” as it’s only the first week of November, and finally there’s the middling “LBJ.” I’m delighted at the return of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Director…

  • Suburbicon, Wonderstruck, The Killing of a Sacred Deer

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    Only one of these three films is worth taking a break from binge watching Stranger things for. .. I’ll give you a hint, it’s definitely not Suburbicon (read more about my disappointment in George Clooney and the Coens). 

  • The Foreigner, The Florida Project

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    Jackie Chan makes a dramatic western debut with “The Foreigner” and director Sean Baker explores the unexpected fringes of society living near the happiest place on earth, Disney World, in “The Florida Project” I was impressed by Chan’s acting chops, even if the film itself is a little uneven. Pairing him against former James Bond,…

  • Blade Runner 2049, The Mountain Between Us

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    This week birngs the much awaited “Blade Runner 2049” and the skippable “The Mountain Between Us”. ​Apologies for the audio quality, this was recorded on the road (but I was too excited not to talk about Blade Runner – in a spoiler free way). “Blade Runner 2049” had a lot to live up to, but…

  • American Made, Battle of the Sexes, Victoria & Abdul

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    It’s a a biopic bonanza with the triple feature of “American Made” starring Tom Cruise, the Billie Jean King story – “Battle of the Sexes” starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell, and finally the Queen Victoria vehicle, “Victoria & Abdul” starring Judi Dench and Ali Fazal.

  • Detroit

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    She leads a cast of John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie and more in the retelling of the Algiers Motel incident in Detroit in 1967. The content of the story probably carries it more than the direction, but the story itself is worth…

  • Home Again, Beach Rats

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    This week brings “Home Again” or as I call it: “Rich White Lady Problems” and “Beach Rats”. “Home Again” is a self indulgent waste of screen time, it’s the product of Hallie Meyers-Shyer, who comes from the first family of rom-coms (her mother/the film’s producer is Nancy Meyers, and her father is Charles Shyer). This…