Sometimes a little Dad Cinema is good for the soul! “F1” follows a veteran race car driver (Brad Pitt) who is hired by the owner of a struggling Formula One team (Javier Bardem) to help try and save their season. Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, and Tobias Menzies also star, while Joseph Kosinski directs. I was looking forward to… Continue reading ‘F1: The Movie’ Review: Fast Cars and Good Times
Everything about this movie, from the trailer, to the poster, to the product itself, this feels like one of those “fake movies” characters would watch inside a real film. “Fly Me to the Moon” tells the story about NASA’s plan to sell the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the American people, and the subsequent filming… Continue reading ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Review: An Uneven Blend of Drama, Comedy, and Romance
We need to regulate who is allowed to be labeled “a twisted mind” because a half-dozen films into his career I can promise you, Matthew Vaughn is not one of those people. “Argylle” follows a spy novelist (Bryce Dallas Howard) who is suddenly thrust into a real-life game of cat-and-mouse when her books turn out… Continue reading ‘Argylle’ Review: An Occasionally Fun, Often Messy Spy Romp
This film is exactly, to a tee, what you would expect a Napoleon Bonaparte biopic directed by Ridley Scott to be like. “Napoleon” tells the story of the famed French general (played by Joaquin Phoenix), his relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais (Vanessa Kirby), and his fall from power; Ridley Scott directs. As a director, I’m… Continue reading ‘Napoleon’ Review: Epic Battles and Detailed Production (almost) Enough to Carry This Biopic to Victory
2023 has given us new films from Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Ridley Scott, and Martin Scorsese; we are so back. “Killers of the Flower Moon” is based on the book of the same name, itself depicting the real-life Osage Indian murders in the 1920s. Martin Scorsese directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth, as… Continue reading ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: A Slow, Detailed Look at American Greed
And with that, the Will Smith post-slap era officially begins. “Emancipation” follows a slave (Will Smith) who escapes his Louisiana plantation in an effort to reach the Union Army in 1863. Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa also star while Antoine Fuqua directs. The rights to this film were bought by Apple TV+ for $130 million,… Continue reading ‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story
I think it should be federal law that no new Christmas movies be released until mid-November at the very earliest. “Spirited” is a modern spin on the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, and follows the Ghost of Christmas Present (Will Ferrell) as he tries to redeem a corrupt PR spinster (Ryan Reynolds). Octavia… Continue reading ‘Spirited’ Review: Christmas Comes Early With Middling Results
Figures that the least Coen-y films are the ones by Coen Brothers I like the most. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is an adaptation of the famed William Shakespeare play by Joel Coen, his first credited solo directing effort without his brother Ethan. Denzel Washington stars in the titular role, with Frances McDormand (also a producer… Continue reading ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Review: A Hypnotic, Haunting Shakespearean Tale
I’m all for Tom Holland and the Russo brothers spreading their creative wings and trying to do more than Marvel blockbuster films, but maybe they should choose better projects than this one. “Cherry” is based on the popular semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Nico Walker. Tom Holland stars as an Army veteran who… Continue reading ‘Cherry’ Review: A Swing-and-a-Miss on Almost Every Level
Another day, another film that was meant for theaters going to streaming. “Greyhound” is set during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1942, and follows an American escort ship captained by Tom Hanks (who also wrote the script) as it faces off with German U-boats. Rob Morgan and Stephen Graham also star as Aaron Schneider… Continue reading ‘Greyhound’ Is an Effective WWII Action Drama
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