Let’s take a break from the whole Ad game a bit, and check out “Your Were Never Really Here,” a bold, thrilling, and visionary drama about a hitman with a troubled past, […]
You Were Never Really Here
Chappaquiddick
These days, some political dramas don’t really need Oliver Stone or Steven Spielberg to retell the truth about corruption in the past. We can sometimes rely on other filmmakers or Indie distributors […]
A Quiet Place
There’s a certain type of movie-goers I’d like to define, based on box office results, and that type is what I always call: Horror Moths. Mostly for jump scares (the ones I’ve […]
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson is a master storyteller, and I told him that years ago at a Times Talks program, and when it comes to animation, he delights us with his visions, quirkiness, and […]
Vertigo
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 mystery thriller “Vertigo” has it all-fears, romance, lies, twists, obsession, and temptations. I’ve watched it for the first time, as part of its 60th Anniversary, and I was amazed […]
Love, Simon
“Love, Simon” is probably the first teen love story to bring tears to my eyes. It’s no Nicholas Spark cliche piece of crap or romances between monsters and humans; it’s a bromance […]
Thoroughbreds
“Thoroughbreds,” the directorial debut of Cory Finley, is noteworthy as Anton Yelchin’s last film. For those of you who don’t know him, his credits include the JJ Abrams “Star Trek” movies, “Alpha […]
Annihilation
“Annihilation” is a bizarre, yet absorbing experience-a Sci-Fi thriller has mutates itself with all the mutations going on. Hell, I’m pondering on how movie-goers will take it, especially since CinemaScore awards C+ […]
Oscar-Nominated Shorts-Live Action
I don’t usually do this, but a friend of mine, who helps run an art house theater in Asbury Park, NJ, suggested that I come and review the 5 short films that […]
A Fantastic Woman
The minute you meet Marina, you already tell she isn’t a real woman by her voice and hands. She still looks like a woman, and “A Fantastic Woman,” a Spanish film up […]
