“You have to look to the future, otherwise you’ll just open old wounds.” To have a muse like Penélope Cruz is a lucky place to find yourself if you're Pedro Almodóvar. And if you’re Cruz, it’s a lucky place to find yourself in working with such a genius filmmaker as Almodóvar. One after another, this … Continue reading REVIEW: PARALLEL MOTHERS (2021)
REVIEW: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (2021)
“Being young today is different.” What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? When does one finally become an adult? These are the questions that continue to plague mankind in a modern civilization. The millennial generation has seen its sure-fire headlines all targeted as “blame the millennials” for one thing or another. A … Continue reading REVIEW: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (2021)
LITTLE REVIEW: DON’T LOOK UP (2021)
"You guys, the truth is way more depressing. They are not even smart enough to be as evil as you're giving them credit for." With the United States as divided as it is, we seem to be eating up Adam McKay’s satire films like hot cakes. He’s taken on Wall Street with 2015’s, The Big … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: DON’T LOOK UP (2021)
REVIEW: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021)
“Oh, Tammy Faye. You follow blindly. In the end, all you are is blind.” The story of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker is a controversial one. The two, with their lucrative religious organization called Praise the Lord, schemed millions of people into giving them money for what should of been “helping the less fortunate” or … Continue reading REVIEW: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021)
REVIEW: BEING THE RICARDOS (2021)
“We’ve been through worse than this.” “We have?" “No.” If you listen carefully, you can hear the theme from I Love Lucy as a black and white heart appears upon the television screen. I’ve always found myself to be a fan of the classic show ever since I was a child—watching the reruns on Nick … Continue reading REVIEW: BEING THE RICARDOS (2021)
REVIEW: THE LOST DAUGHTER (2021)
“Motherhood is a crushing responsibility.” The calm waters of a small beach in Greece brings a quiet and relaxing presence as the salt water waves fill your senses and crash ever so soothingly upon the shore. It’s an ideal getaway that any one of us would drop our current life to go to. Leda Caruso … Continue reading REVIEW: THE LOST DAUGHTER (2021)
REVIEW: SPENCER (2021)
“There is only one tense. There is no future. Past and present are the same thing.” The story of Diana, Princess of Wales, is known the world over. A charismatic woman who used her position within the Royal Family to help those who were less fortunate—to give voice to the voiceless. But her marriage, and … Continue reading REVIEW: SPENCER (2021)
Review: Dune (2021)
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will … Continue reading Review: Dune (2021)
REVIEW: THE VOYEURS (2021)
Sydney Sweeney in Michael Mohan’s The Voyeurs© Amazon Studios “Just because someone is allowing you to look in on their lives, doesn’t mean it’s okay to watch.” As movie theaters continue to permanently stay open, and studios are now confident in sending their films back to be viewed on the big screen, the lack of … Continue reading REVIEW: THE VOYEURS (2021)
LITTLE REVIEW: SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (2021) EP. 1
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain as Jonathan and Mira in Hagai Levi's Scene's from a Marriage©HBO There’s something about the disintegration of marriages that we as audience members find so appealing. It wasn’t too long ago that Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson broke our hearts in Marriage Story (2019). Before that Meryl Streep and Dustin … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (2021) EP. 1
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