Dec
24
Bombshell
Also went to see the sexual harassment / Fox News drama Bombshell. It’s a tough one to talk about since I know some people will see it as a liberal hit-job on Fox News and others will see it as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Drama
Dec
17
Marriage Story
Watched the new Netflix original Noah Baumbach film Marriage Story. Not a completely accurate title for a movie. With that title, you might suspect something happier, more romantic, or maybe even cute. This movie ain’t those things at all… but … Continue reading
Dec
17
Dark Waters
Decided to check out the movie Dark Waters the other day. With a title like that, you’d think there’s be a Japanese ghost lurking about but no. Instead, we have an environmental horror story starring heroic lawyers working to protect … Continue reading
Dec
15
Richard Jewell
Went to see the new Clint Eastwood directed movie Richard Jewell. Based on the tragic, stupid, and unfair story about how Jewell found the Olympic Park bomb in the 90s and then got dragged through the mud by the FBI … Continue reading
Dec
06
Honey Boy
Went to see Shia LaBeouf’s new film Honey Boy. This is his semi autobiographical film where he stars as a version of his own dad watching over the child star who is newcomer Noah Jupe who also stars in Ford … Continue reading
Dec
04
Queen and Slim
Went to see the new Bonnie and Clyde-ish movie Queen and Slim the other night. I say Bonnie and Clyde but it shares more DNA with The Legend of Billie Jean (my 80s homies – up high!). That movie (and … Continue reading
Nov
28
Irishman, The
Netflix just released the Thanksgiving movie (I guess?!!?) The Irishman, the latest – and super expensive – gangster movie from Martin Scorsese. He brings back Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci and uses Al Pacino for the first time. The … Continue reading
Nov
25
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, A
The new film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a narrative/fiction account of Mr. Rogers… or so the marketing would have you believe. There’s some hocus pocus misdirection going on with this film but, at the same time, it’s … Continue reading
Nov
21
Good Liar, The
Went to see the new con artist movie The Good Liar. It’s not just a con-man movie though… it’s an old person con-man movie. You want your sexy crosses and double crosses with a touch of grey? We got your … Continue reading
Nov
18
Parasite (2019)
And, finally, caught up with the latest South Korean Bong Joon Ho film Parasite. Bong Joon Ho also directed the films The Host, Okja, and Snowpiercer… all three of which are genre pictures with a social conscience (usually without being … Continue reading