The growing trend of high-profile directors turning their personal stories into movies continues with one of the most celebrated men in cinema “Movies are dreams you never forget.” Steven Spielberg’s “The Fablemans” is a blend of fact and fiction, exploring how he came to live and breathe cinema. This family-friendly, coming-of-age […]
After the Wedding is a rare film that is solely for mature sensibilities, no special effects, guns or killing. Powerful performances by Oscar-winner Julianne Moore and four-time nominee Michelle Williams are its selling point. If you don’t mind a script full of “only in the movies” plot twists, it’s also an engaging drama. Filmmaker Bart Freundlich
By now you have read the scathing film reviews, seen the embarrassing low Rotten Tomatoes score, heard from Oscar nominated actors Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams throw shade on new film “Venom”. What the heck is “Venom” anyway? For those outside the comicbook/superhero realm, Venom is a foe of Spider-Man who debuted in the comic
I Feel Pretty marks the third leading comedy role for Amy Schumer who burst onto the scene with Trainwreck in 2015. Schumer seems to be actively trying to avoid becoming the latest movie star comedienne who gets cast in similar roles in different films only to burn out until the next big thing hits (i.e.
The scandal for Ridley Scott’s new film All the Money is the World is probably selling more tickets than the film’s subject matter or audience interest. By now everyone knows how Scott replaced Kevin Spacey, originally appearing as John Paul Getty, with eight days of re-shoots. When Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman), Plummer (The Man
Despite being nominated for three Golden Globe awards (Picture comedy, actor comedy, song), The Greatest Showman isn’t the spectacle it thinks it is. Following in the wake of La La Land, this musical history of PT Barnum lacks large set pieces and emotional punch found within the genre. While Jackman is electric on screen, The
His follow-up to Carol is an ADD suffering viewers nightmare. Wonderstruck again promotes the inventive ways filmmaker Todd Haynes chooses to tell a story. Wonderstruck will likely divide audiences who can’t make it past the sharp contrast of two stories being told simultaneously; one is silent, in black and white, while the other in color
Some films have the disadvantage of being hailed an awards contender as early as January when they debut at The Sundance Film Festival. Meaning, they must carry that stigma, which turns into hype, raising expectations to an unattainable level. Manchester By the Sea is the third film from writer/director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on
Writer/director Kelly Reichardt doesn’t do cinematic women favors in her latest bleak slog Certain Women. Based on short stories that comprise three different women in three different segments, Reichardt sets out to show women in traditionally male roles/occupations and how differently they are treated. Normally a cast of Oscar nominees Dern, Williams along with Stewart