Alien: Covenant
The best part of Ridley Scott’s latest offering, Alien: Covenant (2017), is when Michael Fassbender kisses Michael Fassbender. The film features Fassbender in dual roles as the androids David and… Read more »
Tag: 2010s
War For The Planet Of The Apes
“Of course, you know this means war!” – Groucho Marx, A Night At The Opera, 1935 I don’t particularly love war films as a genre. I find most of them… Read more »
Dark Phoenix
The Twentieth Century Fox X-Men franchise has come to a close after almost twenty years. It isn’t the kind of conclusion one would expect. It’s not so much a matter… Read more »
Thor: Ragnarok
So when is Jack Kirby’s Silver Star ever going to get made? Thor: Ragnarok (2017) brings audiences one film closer to Thanos in the upcoming Avengers film. It is a… Read more »
BlacKKKlansman
“Dreams we dream alone is only a dream, but dreams we dream together is reality” – Yoko Ono, 1971 Fantasy is at the heart of Spike Lee’s film BlacKKKlansman (2018)…. Read more »
Spotlight
This review was first published during the initial release of this film. Spotlight (2015), despite all of the hype, is not the first film to deal with the sexual abuse… Read more »
Dark Waters
Todd Haynes brings a sense of dread and helplessness to every image in Dark Waters (2019). The film is virtually a master class in pacing and composition, marking another stage… Read more »
The Black Panthers
I don’t know if I liked The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) as much as I liked Jonestown: The Life & Death of The People’s Temple (2006). Stanley… Read more »
Hail, Caesar!
The allure of Joel and Ethan Cohen’s films elude me. To me, they are akin to Steven Spielberg, but for “clever” people. Their 2016 homage to big studio Hollywood, Hail,… Read more »
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
I find Richard Linklater’s films to be pretty hit or miss. I really cherish The “Before” Trilogy and have appreciated Dazed And Confused (1993), The Newton Boys (1998), and Bernie… Read more »
