Listening to a Russian oligarch and an American luxury yacht captain drunkenly exchange clichés about socialism versus capitalism over the ship’s PA system strikes me as farce without tragedy — and the joke is that it’s Woody Harrelson as the captain whose aggressive about socialism and the Russian who sounds like an OAN reporter. Good […]
Ship of fools: ‘Triangle of Sadness’
My university was in the small town of Socorro, New Mexico. We had one small theater called the Loma, which usually showed movies a few months after their release. In the autumn of 1987, I went with a group of friends to see the Joel Schumacher film, The Lost Boys, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, […]
Many of us have read posts and articles pertaining to predictions and rankings. Because of BAFTA and SAG results, most claim to know how Oscar night will pan out tonight for the winner of Best Film. Why do the classic winners seem so much better than winners in recent years? How far back do you […]
Sinema ve televizyondaki en düzgün performansların değerlendirildiği SAG (Screen Actors Guild – Ekran Oyuncuları Birliği) Mükafatları dün akşam düzenlenen merasimle sahiplerini buldu. Bu yıl 29.’uncusu düzenlenen SAG Ödülleri’nde gecenin kazananı, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ sineması oldu. Sinemanın oyuncuları Michelle Yeoh ve Jamie Lee Curtis, En Güzel Bayan ve En Yeterli Yardımcı Bayan Oyuncu mükafatlarını kucakladı. Sinemanın başka oyuncusu Ke Huy Quan, SAG’da En Güzel Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu mükafatını kazanan birinci Asyalı oldu. Rolü için 270 kilo alan Brendan Fraser da En Yeterli Erkek Oyuncu seçildi. İşte SAG Ödülleri’ni kazananlar ve bu yılın birincileri…
2023 Ekran Oyuncuları Birliği (SAG) Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu
Superhero movies have gone all in on “universe building” of late, that “Avatar” model that pushes the notion “If we show them strange, ‘new’ and wondrous places, they will come.” So the latest “Ant-Man” is basically “‘Avatar’ with Ants…and some jokes.” Trapped in the multi-verse mania that has been a hallmark of post-“Avengers” comic book […]
Movie : “Ant-Man and The Wasp” get lost in “Quantumania”
After Corky Withers (Anthony Hopkins) bombs as a magician at a nightclub amateur night, he changes tack and ploughs ahead with the aid of a gimmick- a ventriloquist’s dummy named Fats. After a year of hard slog, he becomes well-known and even attracts the attention of an agent (Burgess Meredith). He’s on the verge of […]
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 […]
Directed by: Sarah Polley Written by: Sarah Polley Starring: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand Rating: [4.5/5] When engrossed in a community that defines one’s known existence, contemplating the mere idea of exiting even for traumatic reasons will cause a challenge. It creates the feeling of being trapped by your […]
By: Amanda Guarragi “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton When we think about Dolly Parton, we think of a beautiful, intelligent, witty blonde bombshell with an angelic singing voice. She is a woman who inspires others to be themselves and not care about what others think. Listening to […]
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 […]
A swing and a miss this boring noir drama is brimming with quality visuals and A list talent. Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, and Cate Blanchett put the story through its paces and make it watchable to a point, but it is a hard watch.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
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…
Tough homecoming. So this is about out-of-work porn star Mikey Saber (Simon Rex). He is out of options, so he is forced to return to his small Texas hometown. He has a résumé that makes him unemployable in the world of standard jobs, so how can he possibly get his life together? Now I would […]
Bye Bye Bye – Red Rocket (2021)
“When I was young I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of cinema and dynamite. Now I just believe in dynamite.” – Sergio Leone The great Italian director Sergio Leone was and remains one of the titans of international cinema. Despite such a meager output of only seven films (eight if one were […]
Duck, You Sucker! (1971) – The False Facades of Heroism and Revolution
It’s been a long year for a lot of us. Instead of boring you with a bunch of $1M words about what I liked, here is a list of my 10 Favorite Films of 2021. In no particular order… Wrath of Man Spider-Man: No Way Home The Night House The Green Knight Encanto King Richard […]
