Posts Tagged ‘Josh O'Connor’
Film Review – Disclosure Day
Steven Spielberg’s life-long fascination with extraterrestrial life, intergalactic confrontations, and humanity’s place amongst the stars continues with Disclosure Day (2026). While the most financially successful filmmaker in the history of cinema has returned to this arena multiple times – whether it be E.T. (1982), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977),…
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Top 15 Films of 2025 – Allen’s Picks
2025 felt like a transitional year for the movies, a lot of which was not good. Several big screen legends left us, including (but not limited to) Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer, and David Lynch. Of course, the industry is still in shock from the untimely passing…
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Film Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man (2025) continues the series of Benoit Blanc mystery thrillers headed by writer/director Rian Johnson. And just like the previous two entries – Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022) – Johnson infuses his whodunit with sharp writing, colorful characters, an engaging plot, and insightful social commentary. Even…
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Film Review – Challengers
Director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name, Suspiria) tackles the world of competitive tennis and complicated relationships in Challengers (2024), with a script by Justin Kuritzkes. Somehow, a trio of actors that most of us would not think to put together into this kind of film works (and it really works), but…
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