Posts Tagged ‘Brian Tyree Henry’
Film Review – The Magician’s Elephant
The Magician’s Elephant (2023) is an animated fantasy that operates by the numbers. It’s colorful, bright, and has a strong central message about never giving up. Characters believe that anything is possible if we push beyond our comfort zones. There’s nothing egregious about the film –…
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Film Review – Causeway
After a decade of high-profile projects and big budget franchise work, seeing Jennifer Lawrence in a smaller character piece is a welcomed change of pace. Her performance in Causeway (2022) is a reminder that she is not just one of the biggest stars in the movie business, but one…
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Episode 88 – Eternals and Titane
For this podcast episode, we review Marvel‘s new team-up adventure, Eternals. We also catch up with this year’s much-buzzed-about Palme d’Or winner, Titane. For our streaming homework, we review the 1955 Frank Sinatra drama, The Man with the Golden Arm. Download the episode here.
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Film Review – The Woman in the Window
Here is a movie that is so blatantly artificial that it’s almost admirable. The Woman in the Window (2021) has such a synthetic feel to its execution that its style becomes the main draw. If we delve too deeply into story and character, it falls apart. The…
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Episode 67 – Godzilla vs. Kong
For this episode, we review the blockbuster crossover, Godzilla vs. Kong, and we list a few movie match-ups we’d like to see in the future. For our streaming homework, we also review Terry Gilliam‘s long-awaited passion project, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Download episode…
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Film Review – Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), the latest in WB’s “MonsterVerse” franchise, is the best of the bunch so far. It capitalizes on the potential set by its predecessors – Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) – while giving audiences all the oversized action they’ve been clamoring…
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Top 15 Films of 2018 – Allen’s Picks
The beauty of cinema is how it works as a reflection of our society – our hopes, our fears, and our desires. Films are a timestamp of who were, who we are, and what we could possibly be. A thousand years from now, people can…
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Film Review – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) has such an infectious spirit – both in its attitude and in its style – that it’s difficult not to watch it without getting wrapped up in the pure joy of the narrative. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and…
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