I had heard about this film for a long time and started to think that maybe it was being overhyped. This is certainly better than going into a film with overly high expectations. I watched this film and was completely absorbed by it. It pulled me in. Maybe because I’m getting close to the age […]
I was familiar with Fred Hampton. I knew he was a Black Panther leader and that he was assassinated by the FBI. Just recently, I had watched The Trial of The Chicago 7 in which Hampton was a supporting character and his death had been shown as part of that story. But beyond that I […]
This is the kind of British drama that you don’t see much of any more. based on the true story of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo, a rural estate in suffolk which revealed the ruins of a ship and artifacts dating back to the Anglo-Saxon, 6th or 7th century. The film is directed by […]
A two hour two hander that’s reminiscent of Contempt (1963), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Cassavetes but not as successful. Written and directed by Sam Levinson (Euphoria) and filmed during Covid with a very small crew, Malcolm and Marie was shot over two weeks at a private residence in Carmel, California . It’s […]
This film boasts three Academy Award winning actors which ups it’s expectations and makes it a ‘prestige’ film. Unfortunately, it does not come close to becoming a classic. Writer/Director John Lee Hancock has a good visual style and methodical approach and creates an eery atmosphere but the payoff falls flat. The story follows a Kern […]
I am a big Christopher Nolan fan. I’ve loved every one of his films, some more than others with Inception being my favorite. I was really bummed that I wasn’t able to see this in the theaters because, you know, the Pandemic. I finally bought it On Demand and sat down to watch it. I […]
I didn’t know too much about this film before I watched it. I knew it was about female revenge over guys targeting drunk women at bars, taking them home and taking advantage of them. I wasn’t sure how far the revenge would go or where the film would go. There have been many types of […]
In the last nine months I have watched many TV shows. I never liked to binge watch a show but in these strange days I found myself with a lot of time on my hands. I did, however, limit myself to watching two episodes per day until completed. I’d take my walk, get my coffee […]