Posts Tagged ‘Featured’
Film Review – The Power of the Dog
Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a mean son of a gun. He runs his 1925 Montana ranch with his brother George (Jesse Plemons) like a dictator. Where George is a kinder, gentler soul, Phil controls things with a cruel iron fist. With pursed lips adorning…
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Episode 89 – Last Night in Soho
For this week’s podcast, we bring you an Edgar Wright double feature. We review his latest thriller, Last Night in Soho, and from Netflix, his music documentary, The Sparks Brothers. We also discuss the films that we and our listeners deem underrated. Download the episode…
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Film Review – King Richard
King Richard (2021) tells the story of Richard Williams, the ambitious father and trainer of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. I was a little perplexed with the route director Reinaldo Marcus Green and writer Zach Baylin decided to take here. It’s no question that…
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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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Episode 87 – Dune
For this episode of the podcast, we review Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of the epic science fiction novel, Dune. We also list our all-time favorite title sequences and movie openings. For this week’s streaming homework, we review the 2020 Danish drama, Another Round, starring Mads Mikkelsen. …
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Film Review – Spencer
The life and tragic death of Princess Diana will probably be a subject of study for all time. Her turbulent relationship with her ex-husband, Prince Charles, and the British Royal Family has been well recorded in articles, books, interviews, and movies. In just the last…
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Film Review – Finch
Tom Hanks sure likes being in isolated places. From Cast Away (2000) to The Terminal (2004), from Apollo 13 (1995) to Captain Phillips (2013), Hanks has repeatedly returned to characters trapped in confined situations and must use their wits to survive. These roles have benefited…
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Film Noir Files – How Hitchcock Solidified (And Then Ended) The Classic Noir Era
The Master of…Noir? In relation to the classic noir era (early 1940’s to the late 1950’s), is Alfred Hitchcock considered among its major contributors? It’s no doubt that Hitch saw his biggest string of commercial and artistic success during this time, and he often delved…
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