Saturday, April 20, 2024

Movie Reviews

Movie Review (Middleburg Film Festival): With ‘Belfast,’ Kenneth Branagh Deliveries a Deeply Personal Crowd Pleaser for All

Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Kenneth Branagh Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill Synopsis: A semi-autobiographical film that chronicles the life of a working class family and their young son's childhood...

Interview: A Conversation with Martha Plimpton (Mass)

As I get the email from her publicist on that Wednesday afternoon saying “we’re gonna head into the zoom now, we’re running early” my hands get sweaty, my nerves start making my...

REVIEW (DXIFF21): ‘Attica’ Is a Visceral and Skillfull Retelling of an Historic Uprising

Director: Traci A. Curry and Stanley Nelson Synopsis: Stanley Nelson examines the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses. The phrase “It didn’t have...

Movie Review: With “Bergman Island,” Mia Hansen-Løve creates her most intimate and fantastic work yet

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve. Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve. Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie. Synopsis: Two filmmakers retreat to Fårö island for the summer and hope to find inspiration where Ingmar Bergman shot...

Movie Review: ‘Halloween Kills’ is a series high for the iconic horror franchise.

Director: David Gordon Green Screenwriter: Scott Teems, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak Synopsis: The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series. We...

Movie Review: ‘Ouija Japan’ Is a Mediocre Battle Royale Film that Skimps on the Horror

Director: Masaya Kato Screenwriter: Masaya Kato Stars: Ariel Sekiya, Miharu Chiba, Eigi Kodaka  Synopsis: Karen, an American housewife living in Tokyo, gets peer pressured into playing the Kokkuri-san (a Japanese version of Ouija) and in...

Classic Review: ‘Training Day’ – How does this gritty police drama hold up 20 years on?

Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: David Ayer Stars: Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Synopsis: Detective Alonzo, a senior narcotics officer, must train Jake Hoyt during the course of a day. However, Hoyt learns that Alonzo's methods...

Movie Review (NYFF): ‘Dune’ is a lifeless spectacle that serves as a prologue for something bigger and better to come

Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem Synopsys: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science...

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