Middleburg Review: ‘Parasite’, Bong Joon-ho’s Twisted,High-Wire Dark Comedy Nibbles At The Edge Of Greatness
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has often tackled class warfare in his films, usually through the eyes of the struggling lower class. Not every...
Review: ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’, Angelina Jolie Finds No Redemption In Disney’s Dull, Grim...
Disney's Maleficent occupies a strange space in their recent infatuation with fairy tale reimaginings. Unlike the others, it took the notorious Sleeping Beauty villain...
Review: ‘Dolemite Is My Name’, Eddie Murphy Is Outta Sight As Blaxploitation Legend Rudy...
That Eddie Murphy would gravitate to playing R-rated comedian and blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore isn't at all surprising. The two have quite a...
Review: ‘Little Monsters’, Lupita Nyong’o Is Bloody Great As A Zombie-Fighting Schoolteacher
*NOTE: This is an edited reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival.*
The Sundance promo image for horror-comedy Little Monsters features a blood-stained...
Review: ‘The Politician’, Ryan Murphy Shows How Screwed Up Our Politics Are Via A...
“The world is finished with entitled white men.”
“The world will never be finished with entitled white men. That’s why we feel so entitled”
After making...
Review: “Downton Abbey,” A Lot of Pomp, Too Much Circumstance
Dust off the furniture and polish the silver, tell the maids to turn down the beds and make some popcorn because Downton Abbey is back. After...
Review: ‘Angel Has Fallen’, The Franchise Gets Back On Its Feet In A Big...
I must admit to having a soft spot for the 'Has Fallen' movies. They are ridiculously absurd, knuckle-headed action movies with a generic tough-guy...
Review: ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’, A Feel-Good Comedy That Outwrestles Disability Stereotypes
As a wrestling fan it's been a treat seeing it grow beyond limited cinematic confines set by films such as No Holds Barred and...
Review: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, A Breezy And Violent Tinseltown...
I want to live in the idyllic 1969 that Quentin Tarantino glorifies in his stylish and surprisingly personal Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....
Review: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3: The Kids Celebrate the Summer And Fight Monsters Once...
“The best things come to those who wait.”
That couldn’t be better said with the third season of Netflix’s Stranger Things. It feels like it’s...