movie reviews
Movie Review: May December
4.5 stars out of 5 I have gone on record as being a big fan of both Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman (who once guest-edited an issue of my magazine). For Todd Haynes, I had to play a little catch-up, but he’s become one of my favorite directors. So I had high expectation for this […]
Movie Review: The Marvels
1.5 stars out of 5 The credits list three screenwriters but I have to think ChatGPT was behind this script, because it does not make a lick of sense. (Keywords: SUPERHEROES + NOT-YET-BLED-DRY YOUNG FEMALE AUDIENCE + OUTER SPACE) I’m a big fan of Brie Larson and the first Captain Marvel movie was… eh, mostly […]
Movie Review: Napoleon
4 stars out of 5 Going in, I readily admit I didn’t know very much about Napoleon, besides that he was a military guy who had a Napoleon complex. So I learned an awful lot from watching this film. But beyond just that, as the younger dude who was the only other person staying till […]
Movie Review: The Holdovers
3.5 stars out of 5 You can go see this movie or, just watch the trailer, as there isn’t too much difference. Meet Paul Giamatti; he’s a curmudgeonly teacher! Now meet a bunch of students left behind over winter break at a fancy school — and Giamatti has to oversee them! Throw in the cafeteria […]
Movie Review: Priscilla
3.5 stars out of 5 I read Peter Guralnick’s superb two-volume Elvis Presley biography, but it is not at all fresh in my mind. And thus far, I haven’t watched the 2022 Elvis movie. So I was pleased to revisit the Priscilla years, and Sofia Coppola is much more my speed than Baz Luhrmann. This […]
Movie Review: Anatomy of a Fall
3.5 stars out of 5 This is like a jumbo episode of La Loi et L’Ordre. And perhaps they purposely used a title similar to the legendary courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. Our story begins in the French Alps. German actress Sandra Hüller plays German author Sandra Voyter, being interviewed in her family’s chalet […]
Movie Review: Killers of the Flower Moon
4.5 stars out of 5I know, you’re waiting to watch this at home on Apple TV+, a half hour here, 42 minutes there, between football games and driving the kids wherever. But if you really love movies — and I know you do — plan a day around seeing Killers of the Flower Moon in […]
Movie Review: Exorcist—Believer
3 stars out of 5 Twenty years ago, David Gordon Green co-wrote and directed a terrific, thoughtful film called All the Real Girls. Since then, he’s formed a productive comedic HBO partnership with Danny McBride. And their recent big-screen, “you know what would be fun?” venture — rebooting horror franchises — got off to a […]
Movie Review: The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
4 stars out of 5Regional music scenes are a weird and special thing that perhaps don’t exist anymore. But they usually blossomed around a club or recording studio or like-minded musicians. If a scene was really good and really lucky, the music could seep through to the wider public and then someday end up as […]
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