‘Sword of Trust’ is a fun, funny, and touching trifle with well-painted characters and a surprising amount of insight into modern myth-making
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2019
[Rating: Rock Fist Way Up] I’ll get straight to the point, I loved The Farewell. It’s about once a year a film comes along and makes me audibly cry in theaters, impacting me somehow in a personal nature, and this seems to be this year’s winner. Directed by Lulu Wang, the story is inspired by “a true lie” (signaled […]
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Nicolas Cage stars as an ex-mob enforcer recently released from prison, out for revenge on his former boss. But does he give that classic Nic Cage performance?
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A slow-burn postmodern western-noir thriller with just a tad more style than substance, Into the Ashes delivers when it needs to.
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If the kids drag you to ‘The Lion King’ this weekend, at least see it in IMAX.
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‘Framing John DeLorean’ is a hybrid documentary that raises questions on John DeLorean’s life and cinema itself. The film isn’t perfect but the ambition of the project makes for a fascinating watch.
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‘The Fall of the American Empire’ is an original film with an important message. The bland characterizations and plot motives however prevent it from being the great film it could be.
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Fun ride, but I can’t give you five stars.
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Toni Morrison tells all in this stellar and deeply profound documentary.
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A movie about listless, uninspired, confused man-children & the throngs of women tying themselves in knots over them, ‘Summer Night’ is a decided miss.
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A depressed dentist tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide.
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Midsommar takes the saying “break-ups can be a nightmare”to a whole new level. Ari Aster’s much anticipated follow up to Hereditary delivers on all aspects. Funny, shocking, and beautiful, Midsommar is destined to become a surreal classic for horror fans.
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‘Yesterday’ is a clever and fun “what if” fantasy … until it’s not.
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[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] Found-footage horror is usually pretty hit or miss. Sometimes you have great ones like [REC] or The Blair Witch Project and most times you’ll have really … just shitty ones. The 16th Episode, though actually a rather scary movie, isn’t really a successful found-footage horror flick. In fact, I can’t […]
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‘Toy Story 4’ is yet another heartwarming entry into the great animated series, examining friendship and what it means to be an important toy for a kid.
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