#MeToo in Medieval Times. When I found out Ben Affleck and Matt Damon finished the script for “The Last Duel” faster than “Good Will Hunting,” I asked if we should be worried about this, considering that fast writing can cause… Read More ›
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Jessica Chastain keeps her faith as the make-up wearing televangelist. I’m not a religious person (I apologize), so I don’t see the campy religious films like last week’s “Show Me the Father.” I do, however, come across some entertaining religious… Read More ›
Worth
This post 9/11 drama fights for a worthy cause. One of the opening scenes of “Worth” has Michael Keaton listening to his classical music during his commute, when people start receiving phone calls and reports on September 11, 2001. And… Read More ›
12 Mighty Orphans
These orphans score touchdowns in this entertaining football story. “12 Mighty Orphans” joins the football underdog club with “Radio,” “Rudy,” “The Longest Yard,” and “The Blind Side,” among many others. In fact, a football movie based on a true story… Read More ›
Final Account
An important doc about the remaining Nazis in this world. We’re already in the 2020s, and the last generation of Nazis or those who knew them have their own stories and perspectives to tell about the worst human crimes in… Read More ›
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Sunny days emerge inside this charming doc about the legendary PBS Kids program. The new documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” is the best one to focus on children’s entertainment since “Won’t You Be My Neighbor.” Both… Read More ›
The Courier
The entertaining espionage thriller with excellent performances and dangerous risks. “The Courier” is a solid and throughly interesting thriller based on a true story about espionage, sacrifices, and choices. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Greville Wynne, a British businessman, who helped… Read More ›
Judas and the Black Messiah
The first masterpiece of 2021 fights and betrays the power! For the first time since that iconic “Get Out! Get Out” scene in “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield are both back together with another masterpiece. This one is… Read More ›
The Dig
A little mud doesn’t threaten the fine performances in this Sutton Hoo biopic. “The Dig” is based on the true story about the excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial site in 1939 (just as England is preparing for WWII), in… Read More ›
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin’s best film in years, period. The next opus from writer/director Aaron Sorkin is called “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” It’s one of the best courtroom dramas I’ve ever seen-one that is full of words, violence, sly wit,… Read More ›