Checked out the new racing/business/underdog/sports movie Ford v Ferrari the other day. This is the mostly true story of the time (1966) when Ford decided it wanted to compete against Ferrari by building the fastest, most durable car for the … Continue reading
Also checked out a very good – but maybe not for everyone – kind of drama, dance, freakout, drama, horror movie called Climax. I missed this one when it came out earlier this year but, when I found out it … Continue reading
Also checked out the curious men-in-hats neo noire with the curious title Motherless Brooklyn. This is a movie made by and for Edward Norton who directed, adapted, and stars in it. It’s based on a novel of the same name … Continue reading
Checked out the new historical drama Harriet. This is the dramatization of the life, chases, escapes, and heroism of Harriet Tubman. I just wish they had made a better movie out of a great life. So Harriet Tubman escaped … Continue reading
And, finally, checked out the theatrical film Black and Blue. This is a cop thriller about a female police officer who witnesses dirty cops execute drug dealers while she’s wearing a body cam. The corrupt cops want that body cam… … Continue reading
Checked out a small, obscure theatrical release called The Great American Race. This is a live action movie about sled dogs unlike the new animated kids movie Sled Dogs. Just a coincidence in releases, surely. Great Alaskan Race tells … Continue reading
Checked out the new horror freakout weirdness movie The Lighthouse. This is director Roger Eggers’ follow-up to his cerebral art-house horror film The Witch from 2015. That was a movie seeped in dread with heightened 16th century dialog that could … Continue reading
Checked out the movie The Current War (The Director’s Cut) over the weekend. It’s odd to have a new release called “Director’s Cut” when it has never been released before. But therein likes a murky story. The film was first … Continue reading
Checked out the new Judy Garland biopic Judy… a movie that really needs a Judy Garland fan to really enjoy. I am not a huge Garland fan… I have passing familiarity with her as far as it goes. A movie … Continue reading
Caught an early screening of the new Joker movie on Thursday but was mixed on what to write about it. Partly because of the Controversy, partly because I’m not sure how much I liked it. But I did like it… … Continue reading