A strong contender for “best video game movie ever,” bless Scott Adkins. Continue reading
Posted in December 2020 …
“‘News of the World’s Handsome, Old-Fashioned Western Is Premium Late-Career Tom Hanks”
An actor who has been good through much of his career, and great in the rest, continues striving to be better, and that’s why he’s an icon. Continue reading
“‘Promising Young Woman’ Spurns Emerald Fennell’s Promise”
I can promise you this: Unlike Dennis Harvey, I think Carey Mulligan is 100% hot enough to serve as this film’s lead. Continue reading
“‘Greenland’: A Disaster Film That Prioritizes Emotions Over Explosions”
Interrupting your regularly scheduled year-end programming for: Something surprisingly good. Continue reading
“The Best Cinematography Of 2020”
For 20 movies that sure do have purdy pictures, click here. Continue reading
“Have ‘Another Round’ of Merriment, Melancholy and Mads Mikkelsen”
It’s a Mads, Mads, Mads, Mads world. Continue reading
“Federico Fellini: The Essential Films”
Look, you all saw this coming. It’s like Criterion made this set just for me. Continue reading
“Wolfwalkers’ Unmissable Animation Makes History Magic”
Walkin’ like a wolf. Wolfin’ like a walker. Makin’ magic happen. Continue reading
“‘Koko-di Koko-da’ Filmmaker Johannes Nyholm Explains How One of the Year’s Best Horror Films Was His ‘Personal Exorcism'”
Weird, it almost feels like we’re reliving the same day over and over again as I talk about this movie over and over again. Continue reading
“‘Small Axe: Lovers Rock’ Is an Exhilarating Triumph and a Party like No Other”
A dance movie like no other, because the dance comes second to social context. Continue reading
Review: “Sound of Metal,” 2020, dir. Darius Marder
(Note: I wrote this for another outlet but we all failed to remember that someone else reviewed it. So as to not waste the review, I’m running it here instead. Enjoy!) Darius Marder’s debut feature Sound of Metal opens with droning cacophony and nearly ends with more of the same, until his protagonist makes the … Continue reading
“‘Superintelligence’ Can’t Figure Out How To Craft A Joke, Even With Melissa McCarthy Leading The Way”
Wouldn’t you know it, there is nothing either super or intelligent about this sucker. Continue reading
“Why It’s So Uniquely Hard To Deal With Anti-Maskers”
Short version: You can’t argue with crazy. Long version: Law enforcement is hard in two different kinds of pandemics. Continue reading
“In ‘Proxima,’ Parenthood and Gender Threaten to Keep Eva Green Earthbound”
Eva Ever Green. Continue reading
“‘Run’ To Hulu For Aneesh Chaganty’s New Thriller”
Run, or don’t. I mean, it’s just playing on your television, there’s no rush. Continue reading
A Constant Visual Feast 