The best of the best by Spielberg, Coen, Branagh, and more. It’s that time of the year again. The time for me to deliver my praises for the best of the best […]
The Best Films of 2021
The King’s Man
An absolute mess of a prequel to a stylish action comedy. The original “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” directed by Matthew Vaughn, was a wildly entertaining action movie that introduced us to Taron […]
The Matrix Resurrections
The John Wick hairstyle doesn’t take away the nostalgia and visual appeal in the Matrix. In “The Matrix Resurrections,” when Keanu Reeves isn’t in the Matrix, he looks like Neo, but when […]
The Lost Daughter
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut has laughs, drama, and motherhood. Olivia Colman shines in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut of the film version of the book “The Lost Daughter.” She plays Leda Caruso, an […]
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Out, damned spot! Joel Coen’s best movie in years! “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is the first masterpiece in which Joel Coen doesn’t work with his brother Ethan, and yet, he has the […]
Nightmare Alley, Don’t Look Up, The Tender Bar, Spider-Man, The Unforgivable, and Swan Song Video Reviews.
CJ’s video reviews deal with the Spider-Verse, killers, journalists, and the doomsday clock. This week’s video reviews consist of Guillermo del Toro’s new vision of “Nightmare Alley” with Bradley Cooper and Cate […]
American Underdog
This religious sports biopic keeps dropping the ball. I was skeptical about the sports biopic “American Underdog,” which focuses on Kurt Warner, who is considered to be, by attribute, the greatest undrafted […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The best of the three MCU Spider-Mans (just to clarify) has nostalgia, laughs, and emotions. When we last saw Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, the Jake Gyllenhaal villain Mysterio not only framed Spider-Man […]
Swan Song (AppleTV+)
Two Mahershala Alis in one interesting cloning movie. There have been two movies with the same title of “Swan Song.” There was Todd Stephens’ gay drama with Udo Kier igniting the screen […]
The Tender Bar
This well-meaning drama needs to dig deeper in the journalist’s life and ambitions. “The Tender Bar” is a memoir based on the life of journalist and novelist J.R. Moehringer. George Clooney’s film […]
