Sometimes a film version of a beloved book can ruin the entire experience. You will hear people say,”Oh, the book was far better.” REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES was successful in both mediums.…
Continue ReadingiCAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is an enormous, dramatic, classic tale that pushes the buttons on alcohol abuse, defining love, coming to grips with your own mortality, and unspoken homosexuality.…
Continue ReadingI am "eternally grateful" for another Antonoff/Swift gem built around some of the best movie characters of all time.…
Continue ReadingTUNER is the kind of finely-tuned genre thriller they just don’t make anymore. It’s got an Oscar winner, Dustin Hoffman, having a blast in a warm supporting role, a nail-biting premise, and a helluva breakout from Leo Woodall. The film never reaches for greatness. It’s a paint-by-numbers indie, and it knows it. But it lives in its world so completely that you forgive every predictable turn. I caught TUNER in a nearly empty Santa Barbara theater on a work night…
Continue ReadingI LOVE BOOSTERS is a wild popcorn film with deep universal themes that’s easy to like and hard to ignore.…
Continue Reading2001: A SPACE ODDESY is a true sci-fi classic that changed the filming techniques of this genre forever.…
Continue ReadingTHE BOROUGHS is fun to watch and will leave viewers asking themselves when it is over, “What the fu**.”…
Continue ReadingGet ready to leave the theater and spend the drive home coming up with your own interpretation of what the film is and what the ending meant. If you want a film where everything is spelled out clearly and served on a silver platter, this is not for you. Parsons isn't interested in going the easy way out, nor should he be.…
Continue ReadingTHE CRASH was a documentary film based on the true story that took place in Ohio in 2022.…
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