Paul Thomas Anderson’s next masterpiece marvels thanks to him and two new leads. “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia,” “Punch Drunk Love,” “There Will Be Blood,” and “Phantom Thread” are among the best films from […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s next masterpiece marvels thanks to him and two new leads. “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia,” “Punch Drunk Love,” “There Will Be Blood,” and “Phantom Thread” are among the best films from […]
CJ’s video reviews feature singing, dancing, acting, punching, and killing. This week’s video reviews consist of Halle Berry’s directorial debut of “Bruised,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut of “Tick, Tick…Boom” with Andrew Garfield, […]
I’m thankful this film has great actors with pure emotions. The film version of the one-act play, “The Humans,” is set in a downtown Manhattan duplex during Thanksgiving, where the new tenants […]
Cute animated sequel hits almost all the right U2 notes. You know when the Big Bad Wolf threatens to throw the dreamer koala Buster Moon off a building, he’s clearly the bad […]
The meaning of family is determined in Disney’s colorful delight. Disney’s 60th animated feature “Encanto” is the studio’s fourth feature to have a Latin American spirit after “Saludos Amigos,” “The Three Caballeros,” […]
Renner and Steinfeld spread some holiday cheer and bow and arrows before the New Year. I was only given a 2-episode sneak preview of Disney+ and Marvel Studios’ new series “Hawkeye,” but […]
This miscast Gucci biopic doesn’t have much fashion sense. Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” tells the story of how Patrizia Reggiani left her humble beginnings to live the high life of the […]
A movie so sexy, dramatic, gripping, and original, it’s impossible to resist. “Drive My Car” opens with the screenplay writer wife Oto (Reika Kirishima) telling her stage director husband Yusuke Lafuku (Hidetoshi […]
CJ’s video reviews star Benedict Cumberbatch, Will Smith, Joaquin Phoenix, and Charlie Chaplin. This week’s video reviews consist of Jane Campion’s western “The Power of the Dog” with Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Garfield are a match made in Heaven. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut of the film version of the semi-autobiographical musical “Tick, Tick…Boom” explains that it’s based on a true […]