A vivid French drama with the right ingredients. Juliette Binochet and Benoit Magimel used to be romantic partners from 1998 to 2003, even having a daughter together, and co-starring in “The Children […]
The Taste of Things
The Promised Land
Mads Mikkelsen fights for his land of opportunity. “The Promised Land” is a near powerful Danish film about determination overshadowing what starts off as cynicism and becomes malice. The original title is […]
The Book of Clarence
Jeymes Samuel’s satire of biblical proportions. “The Book of Clarence” seems to be such a fan of “Hamilton” and “Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” that it decides to combine them together for […]
Ferrari
Michael Mann’s hot car biopic has some hot performances. “Ferrari” is Michael Mann’s first movie since “Blackhat,” which I thought was empty at the time. This one is better than that film, […]
The Zone of Interest
You can easily tell this Nazi drama is a horror film. In his first feature since “Under the Skin,” writer/director Jonathan Glazer gives Martin Amis’ book “The Zone of Interest” a gripping […]
Origin
Ava DuVernay emotionally expresses the misery of racism and hate. In her first film since “A Wrinkle in Time,” writer/director Ava DuVernay makes “Origin” a poetic and truthful movie about how hated […]
Napoleon
An epic that’s dangerous, violent, surprisingly funny, and riveting. Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is an epic on the French general Napoleon Bonaparte, who was also the Emperor of France. His “Gladiator” star Joaquin […]
Rustin
A solid biopic that uses its words for freedom wisely. Colman Domingo stars as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the new Netflix biography “Rustin, which has its flaws but still enough […]
Killers of the Flower Moon
Another Scorsese gem with a great cast, R-rated violence, and beautiful scenery. “Killers of the Flower Moon” is about how the Osage County discovered oil on their tribal land in Oklahoma, and […]
El Conde
This vampire satire drinks some fresh blood. “El Conde” is the third vampire movie I have seen this year, after the charming “Renfield” and the boring “Last Voyage of the Demeter.” I’ve […]
