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
Checked out a fantastic new indie film called Blindspotting over the weekend. This is one of the best films I’ve seen this year… just a fantastic slice-of-life film that deserves to be seen. Blindspotting follows a young black man … Continue reading
Avengers: Infinity War is, no surprise here, the 19th film in the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s also one of the best of these films… and is pretty great, despite it risking being a bloated 2 hr 30 min mess … Continue reading
Annihilation is the new Big Ideas, serious-minded science fiction film from Alex Garland who previously made the very good Ex Machina. This film is based on a novel I really did not like because it didn’t have any interest in … Continue reading