In Theaters
Time: 95 Minutes Age Rating: Violence, horror scenes & offensive language Cast: Kristen Stewart as Norah Price Vincent Cassel as W. Lucien Mamoudou Athie as Rodrigo Nagenda T.J. Miller as Paul Abel John Gallagher Jr. as Liam Smith Jessica Henwick as Emily Haversham Director: William Eubank Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean […]
Les Misérables France (2019) Dir. Ladj Ly No matter where, if it is a predominantly white country there will always be racism and unrest with the black communities, a sad truth which was exposed to horrific levels over the past twelve months in the US and later on a wider scale. This French set entry […]
Soul (2020) This new animation comes from the creators of Inside Out (2015), and is about a music teacher and aspiring jazz pianist, Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) who dies by falling into New York City’s manhole. He begins his journey in the world “beyond” (“The Great Before”) and his reluctant companion becomes a yet-unborn soul […]
The helium balloon seller, Carl Fredrickson was ordered to move out of his house and into a care home. He was living alone in the home ever since his wife and childhood love, Ellie, passed away. He refused to leave his home, even as skyscrapers towered around his tiny home. […]
Credit: Focus Features ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. How many times do you hear stories of rape and domestic violence committed against women? Sometimes it is too much to handle. The documentary “Roll Red Roll” about the Steubenville High School rape case is one of the examples that happens every day around the world. […]
Film Review: “Promising Young Woman” (2020)
Don’t cross her. So this is about a soon-to-be thirty-year-old woman (Carey Mulligan). She has this hobby where she pretends to be blackout drunk at the club. When thoughtful young men (looking out for her best interest, of course) attempt to make sure she gets home safely, she plays along. However, when they inevitably make […]
“I’m a Nice Guy” – Promising Young Woman (2020)
Your favorite male performance on TV for 2020 is…
Ranking your Favorite Male Performances on Television for 2020
While some returning shows continued strong, others fell off slightly. Meanwhile, some other new shows completely captivated my attention, paving their way into my top 10. My top 10 TV shows of 2020 are:
Ranking my Top 10 Television Shows of 2020: Which Shows Made The Cut?
Is it just me or does it not really feel like a new year so far? Usually, I’m excited about the prospect of entering a new year, but so for this new year feels no different than most […]
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. We like horror films, don’t we? We enjoy when we get scared, jump out of our seats, get nervous and worried throughout the film. Isn’t it fun when you look around and hear people screaming in the auditorium the same way you do? But that horror, my most valuable […]
Film Review: “The Father” (2020)
Greg Daniels has his hands full with “Utopia” and “Space Force,” but that doesn’t mean he’s unwilling to return to “The Office.”
‘The Office’ Showrunner Greg Daniels Says Reboot Is Not Impossible, as Long as He’s Involved
2021 Movie Draft: Round 1, Pick 4 Featured on SLICETHELIFE.COM Genre: Drama Half Nelson: An Overlooked Indie Gem By Bernie Sauer Mr. Dunne is the middle school teacher every student wants: He’s sharp, funny, sports a cool, unshaved mug, and coaches basketball on the side. By day, he brings out the best in his students […]
2021 Movie Draft: Half Nelson (2006)
During the 70s and early 80s, radio was a common period effect in American cinema. Directors frequently used radio to anchor the Depression-era dramas that proliferated during these years, presenting it as a nostalgia effect with no real presence in the present. That all started to change in the wake of DJ culture, however, and […]
Amerika ‘nın savaş içerisinde olduğu zamanlarda 4 kız kardeşin hayatını anlatan ve kitaptan uyarlanan bir filmden konuşacağız bugün . Bir çok ödüle aday olmuş ve bir çok ödül kazanmış bir yapıt kendisi . Filmde tarihi dokuların çok iyi aktarıldığını düşünüyorum . Zaman kavramında o atlayışlar yani bazen kız kardeşlerin geçmişindeyken ileri ki hallerine gitmek , […]
What is the movie about? :: In an ancient magical temple in another dimension, a powerful wizard named Shazam (Djimon Hounsou) has spent centuries searching for someone pure of heart to grant him his powers and make him his champion. The previous champion was corrupted as he had released the Seven Deadly Sins for personal […]
In Another Round, filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg once again explores human foibles with humor and cold-eyed insight – and profoundly to boot. And, in Another Round, Mads Mikkelsen delivers one of the year’s finest performances. Mikkelsen plays one of four middle-aged male teachers – each in some sort of personal rut and struggling with career burnout. […]
ANOTHER ROUND: humanity buzzed
Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins in THE FATHER Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman deliver heartbreaking performances in The Father, an unsettling exploration of memory loss. As we meet the elderly Anthony (Hopkins), he is insisting on independence that he can no longer sustain. That makes it hard on his daughter Anne (Colman), who is trying […]
Martin Scorsese had less control over his second film than any other in his career, and as a result it’s his least distinctive release, even if it required a certain amount of ingenuity to bring some of his own style to the table. Based on Ben Reitman’s novel Sister of the Road, Boxcar Bertha is […]
Scorsese: Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Luca Marinelli in MARTIN EDEN A hunky and charming seaman, devoid of education, aspires to become a writer. Sound like Jack London? Indeed London authored the novel Martin Eden, in part modeled after himself. The lush art film Martin Eden is Pietro Marcello’s adaptation, which he set in Italy. Luca Marinelli plays the eponymous protagonist […]
MARTIN EDEN: Jack London in an Italian art film
In the Year of Pandemic, I somehow managed to watch one hundred and fifteen 2020 movies (and another one hundred and forty-nine movies from earlier years). Here are the Best Movies of 2020. Every year, I keep a running list of the best movies […]
