Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie in director Emerald Fennell‚ PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Focus Features “Who needs brains? They never did a girl any good.” There are movies you watch for entertainment. There are movies you watch for the sake of art. Then there are movies like Promising Young Woman. In a controversial time, with the … Continue reading REVIEW: PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020)
REVIEW: THE PROM (2020)
“We have come to show this community that gay people, and gay positive icons such as myself, are made of the same flesh and blood as they are.” It’s getting to be that time again, or it would be if we weren’t in the middle of a pandemic. The boys in their tuxes and the … Continue reading REVIEW: THE PROM (2020)
REVIEW: I’M YOUR WOMAN (2020)
MARSHA STEPHANIE BLAKE and RACHEL BROSNAHAN star in I’M YOUR WOMAN Photo: Wilson Webb Courtesy of Amazon Studios “I just thought you should be prepared for what comes next.” “What comes next?” The 1970s, a time filled with explosive crime dramas and gritty anti-heroes. With films like Dirty Harry and Serpico, these were the stories … Continue reading REVIEW: I’M YOUR WOMAN (2020)
REVIEW: MANK (2020)
“You cannot capture a man's entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.” They call Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane the best film ever made — often taking the top spot on most “Best of” lists while trying to fight off Alfred Hitchcock’s, Vertigo, a film Welles vehemently … Continue reading REVIEW: MANK (2020)
SERIES REVIEW: SELENA – THE SERIES PT. 1
“When I think about being on stage — you on the base, and Suzette on the drums, nothing else matters.” “Como La Flor…” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom…” There’s an immediate association that comes to mind when you hear these songs. No matter how small your knowledge is within the Tejano genre, there’s a good chance … Continue reading SERIES REVIEW: SELENA – THE SERIES PT. 1
REVIEW: HILLBILLY ELEGY (2020)
“I don't care if you hate me. I ain't in it for popularity.” Everyone has a story to tell — some stories more impactful than others. The autobiography, Hillbilly Elegy, based on the upbringing of JD Vance, is a mediocre adaptation that fails to impact its audiences. J.D. (Gabriel Basso) is a college man trying … Continue reading REVIEW: HILLBILLY ELEGY (2020)
REVIEW: LET HIM GO (2020)
Lesley Manville as Blanche Weboy in 'Let Him Go.'Focus Features -“My boy doesn’t have to answer to you.” -“And we don’t have to answer to you.” Now is the time for westerns, apparently. Gruff movies that show the rough exteriors of those out in the country using their own vigilante justice to find closure to … Continue reading REVIEW: LET HIM GO (2020)
AFI FEST REVIEW: SOUND OF METAL (2020)
Riz Ahmed in 'Sound of Metal' “You’re right, Ruben. The world does keep moving, and it can be a damn cruel place. But for me, those moments of stillness, that place, that’s the Kingdom of God. And that place will never abandon you.” Let me ask you a hypothetical: you’re able to achieve your dreams … Continue reading AFI FEST REVIEW: SOUND OF METAL (2020)
NYFF REVIEW: FRENCH EXIT (2020)
“My plan was to die before the money ran out.” There are many of us that through our sadness, traumatic, and fearful moments in life, turn to humor as a coping mechanism to get us through whatever we may be facing. Personally, my family and I still laugh at certain jokes that were born from … Continue reading NYFF REVIEW: FRENCH EXIT (2020)
NYFF REVIEW: ON THE ROCKS (2020)
Rashida Jones and Bill Murray in Sofia Coppola's 'On the Rocks'Apple TV+ “Can you just act a little less excited about this? Because this is my life, and it might be falling apart.” Sofia Coppola’s talents as a director may come from the time spent with her father on film sets. But to be honest, … Continue reading NYFF REVIEW: ON THE ROCKS (2020)
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