“The Looming Tower” (Hulu) Created by Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney & Lawrence Wright In the almost twenty years(!) since the 9/11 tragedy, there has been a dearth of quality, non-fictional productions about the before or during. On the other hand, … Continue reading “The Looming Tower” (Hulu)
“The Shape of Water” Directed by Guillermo del Toro For some reason I was reticent to see del Toro’s newest creature-based parable. Not sure if it was because I didn’t think it would live up to the hype currently surrounding … Continue reading “The Shape of Water”
“Call Me by Your Name” Directed by Luca Guadagnino Let’s get the superlatives out of the way to start so you won’t kill me for the rest of what I’m about to say. “Call Me by Your Name” is beautiful, … Continue reading “Call Me by Your Name”
“Arrival” Directed by Denis Villeneuve “Arrival”. Hmm… so… okay… imagine if Terence Malick (in his “Tree of Life” phase) had made “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” but WITH Denis Villeneuve’s attention to tension. This should give you a decent … Continue reading “Arrival”
“Trumbo” Directed by Jay Roach The Hollywood Ten, a group of successful screenwriters accused of subversive activities while members of the Communist Party, were the original sacrificial lambs offered up by Congress’ House of Un-American Activities Committee in the early … Continue reading “Trumbo”
“Steve Jobs” Directed by Danny Boyle Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin. How do you make an engaging, emotional, interesting, funny, heartbreaking and educational film that basically consists of three people talking for two hours? Easy. Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin. Aaron … Continue reading “Steve Jobs”
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