Sundance 2020 Review: ‘The Perfect Candidate’, Haifaa al-Mansour Gets Back To Her Hopeful, Empowering...
It's good to see Haifaa al-Mansour get back to basics, so to speak. Her 2012 debut, the uplifting, vitally-important coming of age film Wadjda,...
Review: ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Wants To Be The Next ‘Fast & Furious’, And...
"Bad Boys Bad Boys, whatcha gonna do?"
Here's an idea, let's make Bad Boys into the next Fast & Furious.
That seems to be the mandate...
Travis Hopson’s Top 100 Of The 2010s (Finale)
This is the finale of my Top 100 Movies of the 2010s! The process of coming up with this list damn near broke me,...
Review: ‘Uncut Gems’, Adam Sandler Shines Like A Diamond In The Safdies’ Chaotic Street-Hustle...
Okay, we can officially retire Punch Drunk Love as the oft-cited example of Adam Sandler's competence as an actor. Sandler is a kinetic force...
Review: ‘1917’, Sam Mendes’ Tense, Visceral WWI Odyssey Is An Instant Classic
There are two moments of peace bookending Sam Mendes' WWI epic, 1917. In the beginning, we see young British soldiers Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and...
Review: ‘Seberg’Kristen Stewart Shines As The French New Wave Icon, But Can't Save This...
Perspective is everything. A great movie can be ruined if the story is told from a perspective that undercuts its strengths. Such is the...
Review: ‘The Report’, Adam Driver Investigates CIA Torture In Riveting Political Drama
(NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival. The Report opens November 15th. Check out our interview with Daniel...
Review: ‘Honey Boy’, Shia LaBeouf Gets Serious In Exploring His Troubled Past
(NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival.)
Trust me, I understand if the idea of Shia LaBeouf making a...
Review: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’Diverse Casting And Linda Hamilton's Return Spark The Franchise's Explosive Comeback
The Terminator franchise has not been a well-oiled machine in quite sometime, although I don't count myself in the camp of those who feel...
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...