I didn’t know anything about this title before seeing it, other than that Robert De Niro was the star. I have since learned that it has been on the shelf for three years, boasts more than thirty-five producers (including chef […]
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Goldfinger (1964) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
One of the few silver linings of this crummy year is that theaters have chosen to turn to older classics in order to lure viewers back. This week, in the wake of Sean Connery’s death at 90, some theaters are […]
Continue reading »Hope Gap (2019) ☆ ☆ ☆
Small-scale, independent dramas do not often attract actresses the caliber of Annette Bening to headline them, but this British production has managed it. Bening and Brit favorite Bill Nighy star as a couple married twenty-nine years who suddenly reach an […]
Continue reading »Tenet (2020) ☆ ☆
One of the most revered filmmakers working today is Christopher Nolan, a man who makes dark, complex, challenging, time-twisting tales that have captured our national imagination. I thought the “Dark Knight” trilogy was overrated, but loved Inception; I didn’t care […]
Continue reading »Infidel (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
I’ve seen a lot of movies, but some of them confuse me as to the points they are trying to make. Or I just don’t get them. Sometimes it’s because they are too convoluted or specious for their own good; […]
Continue reading »Unhinged (2020) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Seven months after my last recent release review, I’ve finally been back to an actual theater. Theatres are open again, although there isn’t much to see yet, and I will be making the effort to see what I can and […]
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Emma is the final “recent release” I shall probably review for a while, because within two days of that viewing, all the movie theaters around me, including the one at which I worked, closed due to the coronavirus scare. Naturally, […]
Continue reading »Emma. (2020) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Yes, I, a man, can enjoy an occasional Jane Austen-inspired movie, too. For instance, I highly recommend Pride and Prejudice (1940, with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier), Sense and Sensibility (1995, with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet) and Emma (1996, […]
Continue reading »The Gentlemen (2020) ☆ ☆ ☆
If Quentin Tarantino is truly to retire after one more film, then who will film fans turn to for their specialized thrills? How about Guy Ritchie, who delivers a very Tarantino-esque crime comedy / drama and has carved a fairly […]
Continue reading »Downhill (2020) ☆ ☆
Another character study, that unfortunately is not as illuminating, is the comedy-drama Downhill. It centers around one family on skiing vacation in Europe, and one very dramatic moment that changes everything for what seems to be an already troubled marriage. […]
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