Biography
Film Review – I Swear
It’s unfortunate that this past BAFTA Awards was tainted over the “controversy” surrounding John Davidson and the film about his life, I Swear (2025). The incident, involving Davidson (who has Tourette’s syndrome) and actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, created a heated and ugly online whirlwind in which people felt…
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Film Review – The Optimist
World War II and The Holocaust continues to be a source of endless stories, whether it is about military strategy, unspeakable horror, or profound acts of humanity. Writer/director Finn Taylor’s The Optimist (2023) recounts the true story of Herbert Heller, a Jew from Czechoslovakia who – along…
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Film Review – Christy
Credit should go to Sydney Sweeney for not taking the easy route with her film career. Any lesser actor would coast on their movie star popularity for bland gigs that pay well but offer little artistic challenge. That’s not the case for Sweeney. Yes, we’ve seen her…
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Film Review – The Smashing Machine
Given the talent assembled, it’s shocking how much of a letdown The Smashing Machine (2025) is. It has the look and attitude of a prestige picture, yet everything exists on a surface level. The emotion is artificial, the drama lackluster, and the stakes non-existent. It operates like…
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Film Review – Queen of the Ring
Queen of the Ring (2024) tells the story of Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards), who helped usher in the popularity of women’s professional wrestling in the 1930s and into the 1950s. We first meet Mildred as a single mother, living in Kansas working as a waitress…
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Film Review – Maria
Director Pablo Larraín’s Maria (2024) is the third and final entry into his series of notable women in history – following the footsteps of Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021). And while his latest continues the elegant camerawork, sumptuous production design, and deep examination into the psyche of his subject, this is also…
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Film Review – Music by John Williams
Hundreds of years from now, people will revere composer John Williams the same way we do of Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart. Some might already put him on that pedestal now. His music has come to transcend generations, embedding into our collective consciousness like a fond memory. There…
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Film Review – The Apprentice
Imagine taking the scene between Matthew McConaughey and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – in which the former gives advice to the latter on how to be a successful stockbroker – and expanding it out to feature length. What you end up with would probably resemble The Apprentice (2024).…
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