Tag: Movie Review

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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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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House of Gucci is the latest effort from director Ridley Scott, well known for making intense movies like Alien, Gladiator, Prometheus, and Thelma and Louise. House of Gucci appeared to be the perfect fit for Scott. It’s based on the true story of the murder of Maurizio Gucci, complete with family drama and high fashion.…
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Nine Days is one of the most unique movies I’ve had the pleasure of seeing this year. This is the directorial debut for Edson Oda who both wrote and directed Nine Days. The premise feels a little trippy as you enter a barren world that seems to be stuck in the 1990’s as far as…
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Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the directorial debut of Questlove the drummer and frontman for the band the Roots. This documentary tells the story of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which happened only 100 miles away from the more widely known Woodstock festival that same year. The entire…
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CODA stands for “Children of Deaf Adults” and sums up most of the plot of the movie. Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the only hearing person in her family. Her mother Jackie (Marlee Matlin), father Frank (Troy Kotsur), and brother Leo (Daniel Durant) are all deaf. Ruby is the interpreter for the family who survive by…
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The Harder They Fall is the directorial debut for Jeymes Samuel. He tackles a fun genre twist for his first feature film with a Western featuring a mainly black cast. This cast is absolutely chock full of big name stars, which made it a blast to watch. The opening scene we watch as a young…
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Director Pablo Larraín first came onto my radar with Jackie (2016) starring Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy. I seriously doubted Portman could pull it off, but she did and I was amazed at how marvelous of a performance Portman was able to give. Larraín’s style came through vividly in Jackie, turning the aftermath of JFK’s…
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