Totally Under Control is a new documentary about the response to COVID-19 by the US government that’s available on streaming. It’s not only new, but also radically up-to-date, including a last minute text insertion at the end of the movie … Continue reading
The Tom Hanks movie Greyhound is a WW2 naval warfare movie that was going to release theatrically until the usual COVID story hit. It’s not the first such movie to release streaming but it is clearly one of the biggest, … Continue reading
Also watched the new Sam Mendes’ World War 1 war film 1917. This film is primarily known as a “single take” war film – two solid hours of military suspense and action made to look like it was filmed without … Continue reading
Checked out the latest film version of Little Women. This is Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan’s follow-up to Lady Bird and the fourth major Hollywood adaptation of the book but probably the thirtieth adaptation in general (counting tv shows, animated … Continue reading
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
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
Checked out Creed II, both the sequel to Creed and Rocky IV. And, honestly, this might be my favorite film in the Rocky/Creed franchise… though this is someone who never really saw Rocky I-III until much later in life so … Continue reading
Rented a pretty great flick on iTunes called Leave No Trace. One of the best films of the year, so far. Leave No Trace is about a veteran and his teenage daughter who live off the grid in the … Continue reading
A Star is Born is the fourth version of this specific story about stardom and fame. The first was in the 1930s and centered around an actor. The 1950s one, starring Judy Garland, was about an actress in Hollywood musicals. … Continue reading
Three Identical Strangers is a new theatrical documentary that I had little interest in seeing but finally went to tonight. I should have been interested though because this is a fantastic film. I only knew the basic premise (which is … Continue reading