Timely yet flawed The Post needs a rewrite
On paper, The Post must have looked like a sure thing. A juicy, hugely topical, historical drama celebrating the heroic efforts of a group o... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review
Kill Bill meets Taken in bloody good Mrs. K
Oscar-winning writer-director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight) built his reputation on culturally appropriating everythin... Continue Reading
The Florida Project milks magic from mayhem
When it comes to truly edgy underground filmmakers, it’s hard to top writer-director Sean Baker. His 2012 film Starlet profiled the un... Continue Reading
Money can’t save All the Money in the World
Though it’s doubtful most mainstream film fans would have rushed out to see a period, Oscar-bait drama like All the Money in the World... Continue Reading
Murder, mystery and movie stars align on Orient Express
I know I’m totally dating myself by even mentioning it, but I’ve always thought there was something terribly romantic about read... Continue Reading
Phantom Thread needs a good tailor
Although you’d never know it from the original posters, Phantom Thread has very little to do with fashion. Take away the pretty dresse... Continue Reading
Weird things come in small packages in Downsizing
With seven Oscar nominations to his name and two wins (Best Original Screenplay for 2004’s Sideways and 2011’s The Descendants) ... Continue Reading
Daddy’s Home 2 is Godfather: Part II of comedy sequels
Generally speaking, sequels to big, mainstream, Hollywood comedies rarely get better as the series continues. Especially when they add new c... Continue Reading
Oldman shines bright in Oscar-winning Darkest Hour
Although Darkest Hour managed to snag an impressive six Oscar nominations this year – including a surprise Best Picture nod – th... Continue Reading
Fish meets girl in Oscar bait The Shape of Water
Whether it takes home the Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards tomorrow night or not, Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-nominated The Sha... Continue Reading
Too much Tom Cruise torpedoes American Made
Inspired by his experience playing F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot Maverick in the 80’s classic Top Gun, Tom Cruise earned his pilot’s... Continue Reading
Singing nuns and Whitney take the stage in Holy Camp!
Singing nuns and musicals have gone together like communion wafers and wine since Maria first urged us to climb every mountain and ford ever... Continue Reading
Geostorm is perfect storm of disaster movie clichés
Normally at this time of year the IFE landscape tends to be dominated by two types of films. That first flush of serious award season conten... Continue Reading
Thor: Ragnarok is cheeky, camp classic in the making
If Mad Magazine and the 80’s camp classic Flash Gordon had a baby it would probably look and sound a lot like Thor: Ragnarok. Fun, goo... Continue Reading
Blade Runner 2049 is overlong replicant of original
In sequel-happy Hollywood where even movies like Daddy’s Home and Bad Teacher get an encore, one might be tempted to think that sequel... Continue Reading
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