Category: Film making
House of Gucci Can’t Take Off Despite Hollywood Royalty
Despite excellent performances by some of Hollywood’s leading starts, Ridley Scott’s (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator)…
Roma shines with a little help from Mexican history
The movie Roma shines when audiences understand the backstory to this Mexican film.
Review: Tomb Raider fails to live up to Vikendar’s strong performance
The 2018 reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise is a serviceable action film with…
Review: Del Toro delivers a tour de force with The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro delivers a tour de force with The Shape of Water, a film…
Molly’s Game and the subjective interpretation of movies
Everyone once in a while, I am reminded of how subjective our interpretations of movies…
Review: The Florida Project is a brilliant look into families on the edge
My movie review of The Florida Project, a brilliant film by Sean Baker made with an…
Review: The Dark Tower follows convention in effort to entertain
The Dark Tower, ultimately, is a convention adaptation to film of the book series by iconic…
Review: Dunkirk‘s foreboding, somber tone masterfully executed
My full review of Christopher Nolan‘s new movie, Dunkirk, is now live at the Independent Institute….
Five not so obvious things to love about the movie Wonder Woman
I am not a comic book or superhero fan, preferring more down-to-Earth characters facing situations…
