By Andrea ThompsonInclusion must be taken quite seriously these days if a filmmaker with one of the whitest filmographies out there has a cast which is primarily…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Youth fades into a pleasant haze in Sofia Coppola’s charmingly uneven ‘On the Rocks’”
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New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: D.E.B.S. (2004)
By Andrea ThompsonThe 2004 film “D.E.B.S.” is one of those deeply silly gems that was unfairly panned, both critically and commercially, but was subsequently rewarded with cult…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: D.E.B.S. (2004)”
New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Reflective Edge of The Social Network Ten Years Later
Ten years ago, The Social Network from director David Fincher wasn’t a college roommate comedy. It wasn’t a long legal drama either. It wasn’t an underdog entrepreneur…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Reflective Edge of The Social Network Ten Years Later”
New from Al and Linda Lerner on Movies and Shakers: Kajillionaire
This theater of the absurd with lessons how not to be a family is hard not to like. Writer Director July Miranda creates a dramedy that is…… Read more “New from Al and Linda Lerner on Movies and Shakers: Kajillionaire”
New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Trial of the Chicago 7 is an Affirming Fraction of its Embattled History
Not if, but when, you watch The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix, know that, like all movies based on historical events, what you’re watching is…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Trial of the Chicago 7 is an Affirming Fraction of its Embattled History”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Residue’ is a poetic exploration of a neighborhood under gentrification
By Andrea ThompsonThe film “Residue” is about as quiet as a silent scream. To watch it is to contemplate another cry of pain in plain sight, Edvard…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Residue’ is a poetic exploration of a neighborhood under gentrification”
New from Al and Linda Lerner on Movies and Shakers: Antebellum
This movie doesn’t work on multiple levels. Instead of paying homage to the Black Lives Matter Movement the plot devolves into a disjointed, cartoonish, blood-lust revenge story.…… Read more “New from Al and Linda Lerner on Movies and Shakers: Antebellum”
New from E-Man’s Movie Reviews by Emmanuel Noisette: John David Washington on ‘TENET’ (and our hope for Green Lantern)
John David Washington is the new Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s original sci-fi action spectacle “Tenet.” Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire…… Read more “New from E-Man’s Movie Reviews by Emmanuel Noisette: John David Washington on ‘TENET’ (and our hope for Green Lantern)”
New from Emmanuel “E-Man” Noisette on The Movie Blog: John David Washington on ‘TENET’ (and our hope for Green Lantern)
John David Washington is the new Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s original sci-fi action spectacle “Tenet.” Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire…… Read more “New from Emmanuel “E-Man” Noisette on The Movie Blog: John David Washington on ‘TENET’ (and our hope for Green Lantern)”
New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Cuties Displays Its Tangible Negatives With Powerful Worth
For this critic, there are two telling scenes among many that stand out in Migonnes, now better known as Cuties, that typify its challenge and its caution.…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Cuties Displays Its Tangible Negatives With Powerful Worth”
