What we get here is a solid action series that hits all the beats it needs to do, not revolutionary, but still solid. Disclosure – I paid for the Amazon Prime subscription that viewed this series. Reacher Review – When I first heard there would be a new Reacher series, my first impressions […]
Reacher: Season 1 – TV Review
Dead Stars: David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis” and “Maps to the Stars” on Notebook | MUBI
No monsters seem more ghastly or disturbing in the films of David Cronenberg than his depiction of the rich.
How Bernard Arnault’s LVMH Legacy Resembles ‘Succession’
The Roy family in “Succession” is often compared to the Murdochs, but the Australian media giants aren’t the only family with succession drama.
‘Barry’ Ratings Quadruple on HBO Max, ‘Succession’ Hits Series High
The Body (2011) | MUBI
Leyla, a woman in her late 40s, decides to move to Istanbul after working for several years in the German adult film industry. Her opportunist producer ex-boyfriend Yılmaz takes advantage of her drug addiction to persuade her to take part in one last film.
Under The Skin: Movie Review
“A genuine revelation. We may finally have an heir to Kubrick.” – LA Weekly “A grand statement on what it means to be a human being.” – Blankprojecter “It’s simply one of the most unique, original and mind-blowing movies you’ll see in a theatre all year.” – Playlist It’s rare to find a movie that has been…
REVIEW: Vortex
Image Credit: Wild Bunch (spoiler free) Like any Gaspar Noé film, Vortex opens with its end credits. At the tail end of it, a text appears on the screen and says: “À tous ceux dont le cerveau se décomposera avant le coeur.” Translating to “To all those whose brains will decompose before their hearts.” There’s…
‘Succession’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: Many Happy Returns – The New York Times
The Roy family is back for a fourth and final season, and everyone came out swinging. Let the humiliations begin.
Kiefer Sutherland returns to series TV with thriller ‘Rabbit Hole’
What does it take for Kiefer Sutherland, indelibly and eternally intrepid Jack Bauer in the real time series “24,” to tackle something new like “Rabbit Hole”?
BOXSET REVIEW Your Honor (S1)
The latest US hit crime drama arrives in the UK. How far would you go to save your child? That’s the compelling tagline for Your Honor, the latest US hit show to make it’s way over to the UK. Described as a ‘limited series’ (which at 10 episodes stretches that definition somewhat – more of […]
BOXSET REVIEW Your Honor (S1)
First Glance: “Air”
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck lead an all-star cast in the new Amazon Studios biographical dramedy “Air”. It’s directed by Affleck from a script by Alex Convery and is set to get wide release in theaters – a significant move from Amazon. In addition to pals Damon and Affleck, the film stars Jason Bateman, Chris […]
First Glance: “Air”
“Luther: The Fallen Sun”
In “Luther: The Fallen Sun” — an epic continuation of the award-winning television saga reimagined for film — a gruesome serial killer terrorizes London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther (Idris Elba) sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of…
Houston: Win Free Passes To An Advance Screening Of “Luther: The Fallen Sun”
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Style is half the picture. Story is the other half. William Shakespeare’s 17th-century play, The Tragedie of Macbeth, might be one of the greatest stories ever penned. If not, it’s at least one of the most durable. The desire for power, the ruthlessness of rule, and the all-consuming descent into madness that comes with conspiracy and […]
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Richard Ayoade & Rupert Friend Added To Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ Adaptation
When it comes to Wes Anderson and his star-studded casts, bigger is always better. According to a Deadline exclusive, Rupert Friend and Richard Ayoade are now the latest leading lads to join the eccentric director’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Previous casting announcements for the Netflix original film have seen […]
Richard Ayoade & Rupert Friend Added To Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ Adaptation
Don’t Look Up (2021)
A hilariously satirical disaster epic that pokes fun at the media, government incompetence, and capitalist excess. Don’t Look Up is a satirical, science-fiction disaster movie where two scientists discover a comet, a “planet killer”, that will directly hit Earth and destroy all of human civilization. Their efforts to warn and save humanity are hindered by politics, […]
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Dear Jane Campion,
Benedict Cumberbatch has an excellent shot at an Oscar nomination/win. I wanted to thank you for adapting Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel and directing The Power of the Dog (2021). Your films feel like good books that beg to be analyzed. Take The Piano (1993), for instance, your signature film for the past thirty years. I […]
Dear Jane Campion,
Is The Lighthouse For You?
The Lighthouse is going to be a movie you’ll either love or hate. You’ll either love it for its surreal imagery, strange story, isolating setting, all over the place tone, eerie filmmaking, crazy acting, or all of the above. Or you’ll hate it for these exact reasons. It’s one of the strangest […]
Is The Lighthouse For You?
Scenes from a Marriage (1974) – Till divorce do us part… or do we?
Scenes from a Marriage – Theatrical Version (1974)Dir.: Ingmar BergmanStarring: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Jan MalmsjoCinematography: Sven NykvistRuntime: 163 mins Available on: HBO MAX | Criterion Channel (US VPN required) Sometimes, the greatest movies are the ones keeping everything simple. The ones which don’t have time to be all fancy and instead strip […]
Scenes from a Marriage (1974) – Till divorce do us part… or do we?
Encounter
There’s few things more annoying than the cinematic bait and switch; setting up the idea of one movie in the minds of an audience, then delivering something else. Sometimes it’s because film-makers or studios change their minds, or sometimes the product doesn’t fit the marketplace; delivering a trailer for Sweeney Todd that provided no hint…
Encounter
THE UNFORGIVABLE (2021): The Things I Liked…
I’m glad that Sandra Bullock said yes to The Unforgivable, a well-executed tale of one woman’s journey to reconnect with her sister after finishing a twenty-year prison sentence. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, what stood out immediately, in addition to the excellent performances, is how engaging the story is. I cared about Bullock’s character and couldn’t wait for […]
THE UNFORGIVABLE (2021): The Things I Liked…