Category: Reviews

Joe Wright has directed some of my favorite films including Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). His next project, Cyrano, was especially interesting to me because it was a period piece musical. That’s right, it’s a musical! I was pleasantly surprised at the execution. The plot is fairly straightforward. Cyrano (Peter Dinklage) is a…
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Passing is the directorial debut for Rebecca Hall who you might be more familiar with as an actor. She has had a fairly successful acting career with movies such as The Town (2010), Christine (2016), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). With Passing, Hall steps into the realm of writer and director. Irene (Tessa Thompson) is…
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Raya and the Last Dragon is the latest animated movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios. It takes place in the fantasy world of Kumandra. 500 years ago an evil force called the Druun began taking over Kumandra and turning all those who lived there into stone. Eventually, the dragons of Kumandra used the last of…
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As a massive fan of the television show I Love Lucy as well as Lucille Ball in general, I was very eager to see Being the Ricardos. I will admit, when I first heard who had been cast to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz I was a bit shocked. Javier Bardem looks nothing like…
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Guillermo del Toro consistently churns out weird movies that are somehow also incredibly captivating. You might know his work from Pan’s Labyrinth or his more recent movies like Crimson Peak or The Shape of Water. Nightmare Alley continues del Toro’s theme of working with the strange and eerie. Nightmare Alley is a noir set in…
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Even if you don’t know the name Jonathan Larson, you’ve probably heard of the musical Rent. For those who are not musical theater buffs, Larson wrote Rent. He died on opening day so he never got to witness the massive success that followed his creation. Tick, Tick…Boom! tells the story of Larson in the pre-Rent…
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The Power of the Dog is the latest film from writer and director Jane Campion and takes place in 1925 in Montana. Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his brother George (Jesse Plemons) are wealthy ranchers. It’s evident immediately that Phil is the dominant brother as he calls the shots for the fellow ranchers and endlessly…
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The French Dispatch is the latest movie from writer and director Wes Anderson. I was eagerly anticipating this movie mainly for the absolutely stacked cast. Anderson’s movies tend to be very hit or miss for me, but the stellar cast chock full of big names had me excited. The French Dispatch is more of an…
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Belfast is set in the late 1960’s during a tumultuous time wherein Protestants are attempting to force Catholics out of the neighborhoods. The movie begins with Buddy (Jude Hill) playing in the street as a mob of Protestants begin spilling onto the pavement throwing rocks and bombing cars. It’s a jarring scene with the whimsy…
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It’s no secret that I love Olivia Colman. She’s one of the best actors working right now and she rarely gives a bad performance. The Lost Daughter intrigued me first and foremost because she was in it. However, I was doubly intrigued when I learned it would be Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut. I’m a huge…
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