Movie Reviews

Hi, everyone! Earlier in June, I posted a catch-up of reviews I’d done for the good folks at Gunaxin. Since then, not only did I get a new job at Mekanic, more reviews have been published, so are some bonus thoughts. Thanks to Phil at Gunaxin for providing me a place to rant and rave! […]

“I am currently 40 minutes into RICHARD JEWELL, and I don’t know if I can review it for several reasons. The biggest, of course, being today’s political climate. Without having read spoilers or reviews and from what I’ve seen so far, I’m guessing Eastwood goes hard against the FBI and the media, two targets of […]

On Thursday, November 7, I was fortunate to be invited to Howard Community College’s Dragon Digital studios to be a guest on Chris Reed’s movie review program, “Reel Talk.” The staff of Dragon Digital is exceptional, and Chris is a warm and welcoming host. He’s a vastly knowledgeable professor of film at Stevenson University, and […]

The cultural impact of 2013’s Frozen still resonates six years after its release. Children can be seen dressed up as the film’s heroic sisters on Halloween; its insta-hit song “Let It Go” is performed annually at school talent shows; film geeks are constantly parsing its many references and in-jokes; and even before the sequel’s first trailer dropped, toys […]

Rare are the films which sweep you away with intelligent drama, spellbinding performances, and involving photography. Marriage Story is one of these rare films; however, it’s in reflecting on the film where it takes the opportunity to flatten you. This film reminds you love hurts, and the film hurts for love – not in the sense of […]

Sometimes, it’s possible to be overwhelmed by being underwhelmed. Writer/director/star Edward Norton’s Motherless Brooklyn – apparently a passion project for him since first reading the novel upon which it was based – strikes this curious tone, wanting to mean more and showing marvelous work underneath its ho-hum surface. Much of this comes from the sporadic […]