I kept hearing from various people about how pleasantly surprised they were by Amazon original “Greenland.”
Read moreWoody Allen, Soon-Yi Respond to ‘Allen v. Farrow’: “It Has No Interest in the Truth”
I presume that many of you have now seen the first episode of the biased smear job that is “Allen v. Farrow.” I already dealt with it last week. It was an infuriating watch, to say the least, mostly because if you know the actual facts of the case then you realize how tainted and propagandous directors Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s HBO doc is.
Read more‘Test Pattern': Nano-Budgeted Indie Tackles Race, Sexuality and Gender in Subtle Fashion [Review]
“Test Pattern,” Shatara Michelle Ford’s directorial feature debut, deals with sexual assault in slight but effective ways. It’s a nano-budgeted indie that, despite some amateur-esque production values, manages to do so much with so little.
Read more‘Allen v. Farrow': Biased 4-Hour Hit Job Refuses to Acknowledge the Other Side of the Story [Review]
Woody Allen may be guilty of child molestation. Or he may not be. However, making a movie as irresponsibly one-sided as Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s “Ronan v Farrow” doesn’t help anybody, except maybe Mia Farrow. In it, Farrow is portrayed as an angel, and Allen as a monster. “Allen vs. Farrow” is not a documentary. It’s a hit job.
Read more‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’ is a Train Wreck Brought to You by Lee Daniels [Review]
Lee Daniels has given us a towering disappointment with “The United States vs Billie Holiday.” Tackling the drug-fueled days of the legendary jazz singer, Daniels’ treatise on the final years of the legend’s life can only be the bomb that it is by being so ambitiously and emotionally conceived — the writer-director of “Precious” and “The Paper Boy” gloriously swings for the fence and misses. The result is damn-near unwatchable.
Read moreCannes 2021 Wants to be a Mask-Free Festival; Eyeing September/October Date
I don’t bluff when it comes to posting insider information on this site. I have my sources and they haven’t let me down in the past, so why would they now? I reported in January that the Cannes Film Festival was very serious in eyeing a September/October event this year. It turns out the intel was accurate.
Read more‘Jumbo’: French Girl Falls Madly In Love With Tilt-a-Whirl in Ridiculous Erotic Drama [Capsule]
Who wants to see a French girl fall madly and lustily in love with a tilt-a-whirl? Absolutely nobody.
Read more‘Two of Us’: France’s Oscar Submission Plays Like A Hitchockian Romance [Review]
It hasn’t been the best year for French cinema. With a canceled Cannes Film Festival, many of the supposed quality French films skipped 2020, hopeful that they will premiere on the Croisette this coming May.
Read moreScorsese's ‘Killers of the Flower Moon' Adds Jesse Plemons as FBI Agent
Jesse Plemons has been cast for a lead role in Martin Scrosese’s upcoming Western drama “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Plemons was a supporting player in the director’s last movie (“The Irishman”).
Read moreBest Casino Films You Should Watch in 2021
Casino’s have always had a sense of intrigue and class about them, which is why they were the favorite setting of adrenaline-fueled and incredibly tense scenes in movies for decades. Let’s take a look at the most iconic movies with a story revolving around the glitz and glamour of casinos that are perfect for your next movie marathon.
‘Land’: Robin Wright’s Misbegotten Ode to Self-Isolation [Review]
Actress Robin Wright, who previously directed 10 episodes of “House of Cards,” premiered her feature-directing debut “Land” last month at the all-digital Sundance Film Festival. Wright, who also wrote the screenplay, stars as Edee, a grieving woman who moves to the mountains “to get away from people.” She’s still haunted by the tragic deaths of her husband and child and believes that leaving the city life behind will help her healing process.
Read more‘Cruella': This is Going to Disney Plus, Right? [Trailer]
Disney’s highly-anticipated live-action film, “Cruella,” looks to be a much grittier and darker version than expected.
Read more‘Allen V Farrow’ Screens …
I want to review Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering‘s four-part Allen vs. Farrow, even if I’m expecting a biased and one-sided affair. I say, bring it on. I’m ready to have my mind changed. My psyche is wide open for this moment.
Read moreMartin Scorsese Believes Cinema is Being “Devalued" By Streaming Platforms and Rotten Tomatoes
It’s 2021 and we are being splashed with streaming content everywhere we go. That about sums up the state of cinema right now. With a majority movie theaters now closed for 10 months, or since the COVID-19 pandemic began, film enthusiasts have had to rely on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO Max to keep up with the latest films being released.
Read more‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar': Not Even Kristen Wiig Can Save This Unfunny Riff on Middle-Aged Women and Culottes [Review]
You can tell we’re living in a pandemic judging by the positive reviews the mediocre comedy “Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar” has been getting from critics. Ignore that. Unless you find Midwestern culotte culture amusing this ridiculous comedy, co-written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, plays like a “Saturday Night Live” sketch stretched out into ten times the normal length.
Read more‘I Care A Lot': Pitch-Black Comedy Driven by Rosamund Pike's Playful Performance [Review]
Served on a pitch-black platter, Ethan J. Blakeson's nastily rendered “I Care a Lot” has no likable characters. In fact, everyone in this dark comedy is either a sociopath, a psychopath, or both.
Read moreMartin Scorsese Confirms April Shoot For ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Apple TV and Scorsese are teaming up for the upcoming movie, which Paramount is still set to distribute. Supposedly, the budget on ‘Killers’ had inflated to a worrisome $225M and started to get Paramount a little concerned about its commercial prospects. The troubled post-production on the film resulted in Scorsese reaching out to countless studios including Netflix, Universal, and MGM. Ultimately, Apple TV+ won out the bidding rights.
Read more‘Judas and the Black Messiah’: Overpraised Film Snidely Takes Advantage of Current Zeitgeist
I originally wrote a few quick thoughts about the film when it first screened for critics back in January. Now, with almost every film journalist having seen it, and the reviews resulting in near-universal praise, I tackle the morally-skewed outlook of Shaka King’s film.
Read moreThe Tumultuous History Behind ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’
Warner Bros. and DC Films are officially going along with Zack Snyder’s bid to release his full cut of “Justice League,” without a single shot from replacement director Joss Whedon in its frames (not to mention $30 million worth of touch-ups.).
Read more‘Human Factors’: Sundance and Berlin Title is a Haneke-esque Treat
The shadow of Michael Haneke looms heavily in “Human Factors,” as French-German couple Nina (Sabine Timoteo) and Jan (Mark Waschke), tired of the advertising agency they co-own, take their kids Max and Emma to an idyllic off-season retreat for a seaside vacation.
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