Tag: Film Review

This is the first directorial offering from Boots Riley and the concept is brilliant. Cassius (Lakeith Stanfield) works for a telemarketing company where he is paid on commission. At the beginning he struggles to make a sale until a coworker advises him to use his “white voice” and then his sales begin to skyrocket. His…
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Tamara Jenkins is back baby! After a nine year hiatus her newest offering Private Life is on Netflix. It stars Kathryn Hahn who I love for a variety of reasons but mainly for her character on Parks and Recreation. If you haven’t watched it, stop reading and watch all seven seasons right now! In Private…
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I’m very fond of director Lynne Ramsay, so I had to see her latest project. If you don’t know her work, it’s kind of out there bordering on improbable. But, she always does something very interesting visually and I just like her style. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Joaquin Phoenix in anything so…
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So, this one reminded me a lot of Captain Fantastic. And I really enjoyed Captain Fantastic so it makes sense that I enjoyed Leave No Trace too. Will (Ben Foster) and his daughter Tom (Thomasin McKenzie) live in the woods in Oregon. They survive by living off the land but they have a few modern…
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Queen Elizabeth I has had many films and television shows made about her. This time her often overlooked cousin Mary takes the spotlight. This could’ve been a really gripping movie about two rival queens. It could have been. Instead the movie plods along for two hours with very little actually happening. I must say Margot…
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Cold War is director Pawel Pawlikowski’s follow up to his critically acclaimed film Ida (2013). He continues his style of shooting in black and white with Cold War. The first part of this film is kind of boring and scant on details. Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) is a music director who falls in love with a…
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Yes! Another Jimmy Chin helmed documentary. You know I had to see this! Pro tip: you should also check out his other documentary Meru. It is beautiful. But this time he teamed up with fellow director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi to document legendary free solo climber Alex Honnold. For anyone who doesn’t know, free solo is…
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The Star Wars universe has really been expanding since Disney bought the rights. I’m not complaining because I love Star Wars so bring on more movies. But I’m going to go ahead and say that I don’t know what could be worse than the Lucas-helmed prequels. I usually go into Star Wars movies with that…
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I’ve had trouble forgiving Steven Spielberg for making me watch The Post, which could’ve been great but instead fell really flat. He redeemed himself with Ready Player One. This one was a lot of fun. Wade (Tye Sheridan) is an avid player in the Oasis, a virtual reality game. The creator of the Oasis dies…
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Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Spider-Man, AND the peeps from Guardians of the Galaxy. All. In. One. Movie. #blessed The previous Avengers movies have been an exercise in excess and Infinity War is no exception. You presumably know the gang and you love them. This time, they’re out…
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