Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) might be one of the most lovable filmmakers around whose compassion and creativity on and off set, will allow him to work inside and out of Hollywood for the rest of his days. However, his producing credits have me questioning his taste. Mama, Afraid of the […]
I’m not sure where filmmakers are getting info that the American public want to see thrillers set in the middle east. Beirut is the second film to take place in the middle east starring Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike in less than 30 days. Beirut is a higher quality film than the recent 7 Days in
Colin Trevorrow’s follow up to “Jurassic World”, his non tentpole picture before “Star Wars Episode XI” (2019), takes him back to “Safety Not Guaranteed” territory. Despite appearances, “The Book of Henry” still functions within Trevorrow’s fantasy repertoire. The closest thematic resemblance here would be the 1992 flick “Radio Flyer”. The script abandons predictable narrative structure,
This is not the first film to make jokes at the expense of the problematic American school system. It offers no political commentary or insights after all the derogatory representation. Instead, Fist Fight makes light of all the infections that plague our public schools. Guidance counselors doing meth, students dealing drugs, and teachers behaving as
If you mention the word “dementia” in combination with Oscar winning actor Christopher Plummer you might assume you know what Remember is about. Your decision to see this film or not might depend on attention span and patience. “Do you remember what you said you would do after Ruth died?”. That’s just one of the
Billy Ray’s Secret in Their Eyes feels more like the writer/director is trying to deliver the same type of Thanksgiving thrills Prisoners (2013) did two years ago.