One of the big tentpole movies of the 2026 summer has arrived! Brace yourself for a loooong write-up… I’m going to keep my initial review free of spoilers, but I’ll talk about specific plot points towards the end. Don’t worry, I’ll give you adequate warning. As an 80s kid, I grew up on Steven Spielberg’s …
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Documentary Review: Music By John Williams (2024) – a heartfelt and delightful tribute to the maestro who has composed the soundtrack of our lives
John Williams was trending yesterday on Twitter and I immediately feared the worst. Thankfully the maestro was trending because James Gunn posted a motion poster of his upcoming Superman Legacy movie using a slowed-down version of Williams’ iconic score. Williams’ Superman score is one of my favorite scores of all time, certainly at the top …
The first trailer of Bradley Cooper’s MAESTRO centers on Leonard Bernstein’s decades-spanning love story
I have been highly anticipating this since news circulated that Bradley Cooper was going to direct Leonard Bernstein's biopic AND portray him in the film. Steven Spielberg was originally attached to direct with Cooper in the lead, but as Cooper told Stephen Colbert on his show back in January 2022, Spielberg told him to direct …
Revisiting the iconic scenes from the first Summer blockbuster: Steven Spielberg’s JAWS (1975)
Happy Fourth of July to my fellow Americans!! 🇺🇸 🌭 🏖️ 🍦🎆 The 2023 Summer Solstice was back on June 21 but I always think of the 4th of July as the quintessential American Summer celebration. As I'm posting this, most people are likely outside enjoying warm-weather activities like grilling, swimming, picnic-ing, etc. I, on …
The Fabelmans (2022) review – Spielberg’s earnest origin story isn’t quite magical but still enjoyable for fans of his work
Spielberg’s films are often told from the point of view of children or feature kids prominently. So it’s no surprise that his semi-autobiography loosely based on his childhood is told through a fictional boy Sam ‘Sammy’ Fabelman during his formative years. Even the most casual moviegoers who don’t pay much attention to the film industry …
Spotlight on Steven Spielberg’s E.T. on its 40th Anniversary
You know you're definitely getting older when all your favorite movies growing up are turning 20, 30, 40 years old. Well, one of those movies turned 40 years old this month and I thought I'd do a post on it before the end of June. I was around Henry Thomas's age in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial …
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FlixChatter Review: West Side Story (2021)
Musicals seem to be back in fashion again in Hollywood. Just this year alone we’ve got In The Heights, Annette, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie… not to mention the Netflix release of Tick, Tick, Boom recently. I have to admit I wasn’t exactly clamoring to see a remake of West Side Story (I’m …