Over the past couple of years, SpectreVision has quietly become one of my favorite studios. While some of their films don’t quite hit the mark (see my Color Out of Space review), the great ones are really great. Mandy and A Girl Walks Home […]
Say what you will about Robert Rodriguez, but you can’t deny that he commits to the bit. In this case, the bit is the act of making movies with very few resources. Since the beginning, he favors projects that require […]
Delightful, delicious, and dazzling, but Bridgerton lacks the steam to hold its splendor throughout its entire first season. Bridgerton is the newest addition to the ShondaLand portfolio, the television production company founded by Shonda Rhimes. It is an adaptation of […]
At first glance, Wonder Woman 1984 seems wonderful. It has a lot going for it as a sequel to the big-ticket item that is 2017’s Wonder Woman. Returning director Patty Jenkins talked a lot about what she wanted going for […]
Death lies not in not being able to communicate but in no longer being understood. —Pier Paolo Pasolini, “A Desperate Vitality,” 1964 I do not mind silence. It demands nothing of me, and I demand nothing of it. A harmony […]
Being the uncultured person I am, I spent most of my life away from jazz music. For the most part, I saw it as nothing but relaxing audio that resides in elevators. To the younger version of me, the idea […]
What is the cost of a simple lie? The answer to this won’t be solved until the repercussions run their course. The minimum is the loss of trust of those we respect, disrespect, love, or even hate. That alone can […]
Chances are you already know how you feel about Monster Hunter. Filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson has made a career out of flashy adaptations of well-known IP that split audiences right down the middle. There are those who decry his often loose […]
Safety is the retelling of former Clemson University football player Ray McElrathbey and his journey with his brother Fahmarr. McElrathbey (played here by Jay Reeves) was a 19-year-old redshirt freshman special teams player when he became the legal guardian for […]
If there is one way to make a positive first impression, Emerald Fennell has certainly done it with her directorial debut Promising Young Woman. At first glance, this movie might seem like pretty neon lights and a bit of revenge […]
