Review: Though Rambling and a Bit Shallow, the Latest Fantastic Beasts Nevertheless Gives Wizards an Entertaining Adventure
I’ve never read a Harry Potter book in my life, but I had no problem following and fully enjoying the film series over the course of many years. But what I […]
Review: Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker Star in City of Lies, The Story of Revisiting A Notorious Murder 20 Years Later
Don’t ask me why this film has been delayed since 2018, or why it’s finally coming out now, but City of Lies, the dramatized, estate-sanctioned look at the murder investigation […]
Review: An Aging Rocker Recounts His Heavy-Drinking, Hard-Partying Days in Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
It takes a certain kind of person to become a rockstar. There’s talent involved, of course; one has to have that innate ability to perform, the skill to play an […]
Interview: Actor Mark Rylance on Portraying a Legal Legend, Aaron Sorkin’s “Impeccable” Vision and Eddie Redmayne as the Tom Hanks of The Trial of the Chicago 7
I admit, I didn’t know before I spoke with him last week that Mark Rylance had been knighted in 2017, and that my addressing him as anything other than Sir […]
Review: Colonialism, Torture and Oppression in a Thought-Provoking Waiting for the Barbarians
Written by J.M. Coetzee (based on his novel) and directed by Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent), Waiting for the Barbarians is set in a rundown but peaceful North African […]
Review: Second Installment of Harry Potter Prequel Fantastic Beasts Isn’t Very Magical
There are times watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald that feel like directing rush hour traffic at a four-way stoplight that is green on every side. With dozens of […]
Film Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, An Uninspired Pale Imitation
Before we even dig into the story or performances of the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film, pointlessly subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, allow me to make a public […]