Movie Review: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS)
The fleeting masses of Star Wars fans won’t really care to read up on the critical reviews that have flooded print and online formats worldwide. No matter what anyone says of the film, good or bad, Star Wars fans will inevitably complain, moan and besmirch Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for being an incoherent […]
Review: Marriage Story
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not the biggest fan of director Noah Baumbach. I found his work in both The Squid and The Whale and While We Were Young enjoyable yet completely forgettable. His work in his recent Netflix pieces has had the same effect, yet to lesser degrees of enjoyment, […]
Review: The Report
Adam Driver really wants an Academy Award. I say this as I look through his listed filmography for the past two years. He’s came close to a Supporting Actor win for his role in BlacKkKlansman, however I sense that this wouldn’t have been enough to feed his hunger for the golden statue. His work on The Report sets him up […]
Review: The Dead Don’t Die
I’m surprised The Dead Don’t Die is as annoyingly bad as it is. Such a talented cast and engaging director in the form of Jim Jarmusch try feverishly hard to bring us something worth our while, yet fail in surprising fashion. Maybe the broad variety of cast members, paired with a visual design that doesn’t really scream […]
Review: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
For a project that has taken almost two decades to come into fruition, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote certainly isn’t anything of merit. Gilliam’s latest work shows off what happens when he restrains his stylistic impulses and replaces them with genuine storytelling skills: as it turns out, he’s got an unexpectedly restricted narrative mind. That’s probably why his […]