“Mission Impossible: Fallout” Christopher McQuarrie See the picture above? Hmm…I wonder if he makes it. Now…I don’t write that to be snarky…no, I write that to show just how great this franchise has become. You KNOW what the outcomes are … Continue reading “Mission Impossible: Fallout”
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Directed by Morgan Neville Funny how things flow in one’s life. As a child I hardly ever watched “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.” Not because I didn’t like it, or wanted to. I DID like it and … Continue reading “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
“Eighth Grade” Directed by Bo Burnham Possibly the most interesting aspect of Bo Burnham’s feature debut, “Eighth Grade”, is that its humor, message, attraction and lasting effect will be different for every person who sees it. Take me…I’m a straight, … Continue reading “Eighth Grade”
“Three Identical Strangers” Directed by Tim Wardle The summer of ’18 will go down as the Year of the Wide Release Documentary. When was the last time you remember four and a half docs concurrently playing at the neighborhood Cineplex? … Continue reading “Three Identical Strangers”
“Sicario: Day of the Soldado” Directed by Stefano Sollima Denis Villeneuve’s initial offering in what is now, most definitely, a series, “Sicario,” was not at all the kind of film that lent itself to a sequel. If anything, it came … Continue reading “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”
This wasn’t the best year for Oscar-nommed feature-length docs. I saw several terrific films at the Chicago Film Fest that didn’t even make the short list of fifteen. But they weren’t the only docs of 2017 worth watching by a … Continue reading Eight Documentaries You Can Watch Now-ish:
So, as usual, I’ve waited a ridiculously long time to get to my Top/Worst films of last year (2017 for those reading a year from now), partially because of a health hiccup that has curtailed my writing output since mid-March … Continue reading Best and Worst Films of 2017
“Deadpool 2” Directed by David Leitch Living in a world of superhero film sequels as we do, it’s easy to cut them more slack than we should, since, let’s face it, at this point they’re almost ALL sequels in one … Continue reading “Deadpool 2”
“Isle of Dogs” Directed by Wes Anderson So, I’m not a Wes Anderson fan. I’m not NOT a Wes Anderson fan. I like him fine, but I don’t automatically subscribe to his brand of snarky humor just because he puts … Continue reading “Isle of Dogs”
“Ready Player One” Directed by Steven Spielberg So, I’ve never read the book. This means half of you have now decided I have no right to critique this film. That’s okay. I understand. BUT, the film was made, and made … Continue reading “Ready Player One”
The No Spoiler Critic 