Posts Tagged ‘John David Washington’
Film Review – Amsterdam
***Warning: The following contains minor spoilers*** David O. Russell seemingly disappeared from writing and directing feature films for seven years after the release of Joy (2015). He is back with Amsterdam (2022), another film that he has written and directed, and like Joy, it is…
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Film Review – Passing
Rebecca Hall’s writing and directing debut, Passing (2021) is a lyrical examination of race, identity, and the search for one’s soul. It is an impressive first feature, showcasing complete control of tone, atmosphere, and theme. Where many other new filmmakers may opt to go broad…
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Film Review – Malcolm & Marie
Malcolm & Marie (2021) is a relationship drama that features a troubled couple hashing out their problems while questioning whether they should be together. It is tender, explosive, sexy, messy, indulgent, and everything in between. Maybe that’s what writer/director Sam Levinson was going for. Relationships are…
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Episode 57 – Tenet
For this episode of the podcast, we discuss all of the feature films by director Christopher Nolan, including his latest sci-fi epic, Tenet. We also get to our last Christmas movie review of 2020, A Bad Moms Christmas, which is available to stream on Netflix.…
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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 – The Old Man & the Gun (Second Take)
When first viewing David Lowery’s The Old Man & The Gun, it is easy to regard film and film-festival icon Robert Redford’s supposed final film as an ode to all his classic performances of heist-man and hustler, outlaw and gunfighter and smooth talker and electric…
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Film Review – The Old Man & the Gun
The Old Man & the Gun is the newest film from director and screenwriter David Lowery. Lowery has taken the true story of bank robber Forrest Tucker (based on a New Yorker article by David Grann) and molded it into a delightful and charming film…
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Film Review – BlacKkKlansman
The great revelation of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman (2018) is how imagery can be used as powerful motivators, cultivating the way people feel and act. Throughout his entire career, Lee has been deeply concerned with racism in our society and how it has survived and evolved…
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