Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Netflix “One, two, you know what to do.” For those who love the blues of the early 1900s, you may know the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey — a sultry singer whose sorrowful lyrics, and swinging tempo, will get you to tap your foot. … Continue reading REVIEW: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (2020)
REVIEW: WONDER WOMAN – 1984 (2020)
Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig star in Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman: 1984 DC Comics/ Warner Bros. Pictures “Nothing good is born from lies, and greatness is not what you think.” 2017’s Wonder Woman exploded on screen bringing DC’s comic book goddess, Diana Prince, to fight off villains in her own solo movie. While the first … Continue reading REVIEW: WONDER WOMAN – 1984 (2020)
REVIEW: PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020)
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: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (2020)
“We carried certain ideas across state lines. Not machine guns or drugs or little girls. Ideas. When we crossed from New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania to Ohio to Illinois, we had certain ideas. And for that, we were gassed, beaten, arrested, and put on trial.” The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a … Continue reading REVIEW: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (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)
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)
CLASSIC REVIEW: DIABOLIQUE (1955)
Véra Clouzot and Simone Signoret in Henri-Georges Clouzot's 'Diabolique' “There is only one possible end. We are monsters. I don't like monsters.” Little Movie Reviews is ringing in the Halloween spooks with a review for Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1955 horror, Diabolique. This classic film, fully enveloped with twists and turns, makes for one of the best … Continue reading CLASSIC REVIEW: DIABOLIQUE (1955)
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