It's a great week for superhero fans. I know that today DC fans are rejoicing for the #SnyderCut of Justice League. Well, even though I have enjoyed some DC superhero movies in the past, I'm not clamoring to see the 4-hour slog elongated version of what I think I saw back in 2017 that I …
Continue reading The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Episode 1 Review
Well happy mid December everyone! This year, time has truly ran away from me… and if you're keeping track, my life's pace has been at lightning speed since I decided to make a movie last January! But hey, I do miss blogging and I remember how fun it was participating in my pal Nostra's relay …
Directed By: Niki Caro Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl Runtime: 2 hr 7 minutes The diversity of Holocaust-themed movies has increased over recent years as filmmakers try different storytelling approaches to keep alive our collective memory of what happened. One film that has divided the critics is The Zookeeper’s Wife (2016). While most of this …
Directed By: Vincent Perez Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl Runtime: 1 hr 43 minutes War films are stories writ large about aggression between nations. Few of them explore small-scale human undercurrents of suppressed dissent inside the countries at war. Alone in Berlin (2016) does this by looking at an ordinary working-class couple and their compulsion …
The buzz over the latest Marvel blockbuster has been through the roof. It's already made over $200 mil internationally before it even opened here in the US, so no doubt it will wipe out any competition here this weekend. I have to say that despite my increasing superhero fatigue, I was still looking forward to …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family. Let me start by saying that Dame Helen Mirren is one of my favorite actresses I'd watch in practically anything. She's easily one of the best things of any film, including this one. As …
Since I started last year, I'm going to make this post an annual thing (well, for as long as I have this blog that is). I mentioned in the first post that one of the joys of watching movies is discovering new talents. Again, I may not necessarily love the film they appear in, but …
Continue reading Five new-to-me actors I’d love to see more of – based on 2013 viewings
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