Quentin Tarantino is supposedly going to retire from filmmaking following his tenth feature film, which is now in pre-production.  For those viewers who seek to find another like him, I hereby recommend Finnish writer-director Jalmari Helander, whose latest film is […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has continued beyond the epic Endgame story, but none of their newer stories have had much of an impact.  That trend continues with its newest, The Marvels, a female-centric adventure teaming Captain Marvel with two compadres and Nick […]

When is the end of the world not so bad?  When Tom Hanks is there to walk us through the desolation, entertain us with his robots and point to a possible future.  The end of the world occurs in Finch, and […]

I finally caught up to one of last year’s most interesting dramas, and will be reviewing others of this period in the weeks to come, before this year’s upcoming awards season.  I have missed quite a few important, acclaimed projects […]

This is one of those cynical espionage tales where the characters are known only by their last names, nobody is to be trusted, friendly fire is all too common and truth is completely subordinate to agenda.  It is not a […]

I felt great anticipation for this movie because its preview demonstrated the look of the 1970s, back when so many great films were being made; because it is from Alexander Payne, a very gifted writer-director; and because I really enjoy […]