Movie Review: I CARE A LOT Starring Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage
I Care a Lot is a film that could easily be titled, “I Care a Lot… About Winning.” Society has become obsessed with the notion that, if you’re not winning – you’re losing. We’ve seen this play out in countless films over the years, like Wall Street, Scarface – pretty much any film where the […]
Movie Review: MALCOLM & MARIE Starring Zendaya, John David Washington
Written and directed by Sam Levinson (Euphoria, Assassination Nation) during the pandemic, Malcolm & Marie is a personal look inside of a deteriorating relationship that allows the characters adequate time to breathe and process each other’s emotions. The film takes place in real-time, at a single location, after the premiere of Malcolm’s (John David Washington) […]
Movie Review: MANK Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance
Now streaming on Netflix, director David Fincher brings to life a script written by his late father, Jack Fincher, to tell the story behind the making of one of the greatest films ever made – Citizen Kane. Mank follows Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he navigates the studio system during different points of his […]
Netflix Review: THE LIBERATOR
“Until youRemember, suprisingly, that common men have done good deeds.” -Robert Penn Warren If we want to be optimistic, the history of America is laden with ordinary men and women stepping up when it was needed, to deliver in the clutch when others couldn’t. Be it the farmers who fought for independence in the American […]
Movie Review: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 Starring Eddie Redmayne, Sasha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance
“The whole world is watching.” Written and directed by Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is based on the true events surrounding protestors at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL. Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne), Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen), Jerry Rubin (Jeremy Strong), David Dellinger (John Carroll Lynch), Rennie Davis […]
Movie Review: ENOLA HOLMES Solves the Mystery of the Missing Franchise on Netflix
Based on the novels by Nancy Springer, Enola Holmes follows the adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister. The titular character, portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), is more than capable of solving her own mysteries – thanks to the training from her mother (Helena Bonham Carter). However, when Mrs. Holmes disappears it is up […]
Welcome to JURASSIC WORLD: CAMP CRETACEOUS, the New Netflix Show
One of my favorite movies of all time is Steven Spielberg’s 1993 larger-than-life dinosaur adventure, Jurassic Park. The adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel is thrilling, scary, and action-packed from beginning to end. The idea of returning to this world is exciting, and it all started with the 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt and […]
Interview: Antonio Campos, Director of THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME
Out now on Netflix is The Devil All the Time, a new film starring Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Haley Bennett, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska, and many more. Read our review here. I had the chance to speak with the film’s director, Antonio Campos, as a part of a virtual round-table about […]
Movie Review: PROJECT POWER Starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback
Project Power, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, dropped this weekend on Netflix. The premise seems to be a new take that pulls on a familiar thread. A drug, called Power, is being distributed throughout New Orleans, giving users a five-minute high where they will develop a special ability – such as super strength, […]
Kingdom Coming to Netflix July 1
One of the most underrated television shows in recent memory will finally get an audience that it deserves. The MMA driven drama series Kingdom will begin airing on Netflix on July 1. All three seasons will be available to stream. Kingdom first aired on the now-defunct Audience Network by AT&T. I happened to overhear Joe […]