“Passengers” Directed by Morten Tyldum In 1944, Alfred Hitchcock, for all intents and purposes, invented a genre with a great film called “Lifeboat” (I’m sure someone will correct me on an earlier incarnation). Hollywood has been remaking it ever … Continue reading “Passengers”
Post election night, while dealing with the ensuing overwhelming shock, dismay and depression, I decided to practice some self-care for a few days and hunker down with the major current streaming mini- and limited-series: “Bron” (“The Bridge”) , “The Crown”, … Continue reading Binge? Fall/Winter ’16
“La La Land” Directed by Damien Chazelle It’s been a while (decades?) since a Hollywood film attempted to showcase a Studio-era romance via the way we experience it in our heads. Every new relationship feels like it should be accompanied … Continue reading “La La Land”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Directed by Gareth Edwards THERE WILL BE NO PLOT SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW! Oh, thank god! The national nightmare that is the George Lucas’ humorless, self-important myth-building has really and truly ended. What “Force … Continue reading “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
“Sully” Directed by Clint Eastwood I’m not the best flyer, so I was putting off seeing this as long as I could. But I wanted to see it in a theater before it disappeared in the maelstrom of Christmas … Continue reading “Sully”
“Hacksaw Ridge” Directed by Mel Gibson There is absolutely nothing new, or remotely original about Mel Gibson’s gorefest, “Hacksaw Ridge”. The story is old, the dialogue is hackneyed and the violence is SUPER SUPER SUPER ultra-violent. And yet, there are … Continue reading “Hacksaw Ridge”
“Florence Foster Jenkins” Directed by Stephen Frears In the early eighties, there was a plethora of films…light films which tried to be more than that…about the creative mind in New York. The best examples of these being “Author, Author” and … Continue reading “Florence Foster Jenkins”
“13TH” Directed by Ana DuVarnay Before I get in to the guts of this review, let me say how important and essential this documentary is…the discussion is…and its purpose is. It needs to be viewed. Any serious examination of the … Continue reading “13TH”
Written on 12/7/2016″Manchester By the Sea” Directed by Kenneth Lonergan I’ve been staring at my screen for over an hour, trying to pinpoint how I feel, or rather, how I want to communicate how I feel about Kenneth Lonergan’s … Continue reading “Manchester By the Sea”
“Land of Mine” (Denmark) Directed by Martin Zandvliet For a long time I have been extolling the virtues of Antony Beevor’s historical tome detailing the Battle of Stalingrad (“Stalingrad”, Penguin Books). As that particular battle was close to being lost, … Continue reading “Land of Mine” (Denmark)
The No Spoiler Critic 