T Categories Movies Reviews October 29, 2022 Triangle of Sadness sails a darkly funny sea of class rage Ruben Östlund write & directs a witty, timely satire about what happens when disaster forces the haves & the have-nots together.
T Categories Movies Reviews September 2, 2021 This overly familiar action revenge thriller is too little, too Kate Mary Elizabeth Winstead works tirelessly to uplift Netflix's latest derivative shoot-em-up, to disappointing results.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies June 9, 2021 “Duct tape will not make an honest man out of you”: “A Prairie Home Companion” at 15 Robert Altman's swan song remains a mesh of spontaneity and character detail further lifted by its ensemble cast.
& Categories Movies P.S.H. I Love You May 4, 2021 “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” is a strange final film for Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman's final role, as a CG-assisted reprise in the final Hunger Games films, is more a commemoration than a performance.
“ Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies March 24, 2020 “She Hate Me” Has Spike Lee Shooting Blanks Spike Lee's hamfisted misfire throws everything at the kitchen sink - income inequality, Watergate, lesbian stud service - and none of it sticks.
R Categories Movies October 16, 2019 Review: “Zombieland: Double Tap” is the “Big Bang Theory” of Zom-Coms Cheap, creaky jokes and overstimulated filmmaking plague a too-late sequel no one asked for.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month August 23, 2019 “A Scanner Darkly” Is a Richard Linklater Photo Negative Linklater's darkest film continues to baffle & mesmerize viewers more than 10 years later.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month July 13, 2019 The Unsubtle Social Satire of “Natural Born Killers” An early Quentin Tarantino screenplay is turned into an over the top look at America's obsession with crime & criminals.
& Categories TV May 22, 2019 “All in the Family/The Jeffersons Live”: You Can’t Go Home Again Despite its intent, racism with a laugh track falls flat in the current political climate.
T Categories Movies March 25, 2019 The Highwaymen Review: Bonnie & Clyde Cop Chase Runs Out of Gas Recounting the tale of the men who hunted down Bonnie and Clyde, The Highwaymen is far too trite and hokey for its own good.