WICKED: FOR GOOD is absolutely perfect. This part two of the immense WICKED saga added the necessary depth and details to allow the Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) story arcs to blossom in all its brilliant, colorful glory.…
Continue ReadingSHREK changed everything for animated movies…
Continue ReadingTRAIN DREAMS is a superbly created film based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson.…
Continue ReadingNOUVELLE VAGUE is director Richard Linkletter’s homage to The New Wave cinema technique that was very popular in France during the late 1950’s.…
Continue ReadingDEAD POETS SOCIETY is a teacher’s classic. It is filled with rich prose that sparkle when lifted off the written page.
"Oh Captain! My Captain!"…
SOUTH PARK is back this week to focus on the boys in a hilariously on-point spoof of the new Sora 2 app.…
Continue ReadingThis was my very first Yorgos Lanthimos film, and I think a large part of that is due to the accessibility of BUGONIA vs. his other films.…
Continue ReadingTERMS OF ENDEARENT is a tear-jerking, comedy classic that oozes realistic sentimentality.…
Continue ReadingDEATH BY LIGHTNING was a tight, brilliantly acted, directed, and written historical drama based on Candice Millard’s novel about the life and death of our 20th, short-lived President. It entwined President Garfield’s (Michael Shannon) life with his assassinator, Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen) in 1880.…
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