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: ‘The Gentlemen’, Another British Gangster Flick From Guy Ritchie? Sign Me Up.
The Gentlemen –
Guy Ritchie’s newest star-studded affair – follows Mickey Pearson (Matthew
McConaughey) who has built a marijuana empire throughout London. A Rhodes scholar
originally from...
Review – ‘Disturbing The Peace’, Has Guy Pearce Hit A New Low?
Next in the line of forgettable Guy Pearce movies is Disturbing the Peace. Jim Dillon (Guy
Pearce) is a marshal in the small town of...
Review: Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Dolittle’ Is A Beautiful Pile Of “Meh”
There’s a sketch in John Mulaney’s Netflix comedy special John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch that breaks down what an audience can expect from a...
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...
Review: ‘The Song Of Names’, A Powerful World War II Drama With Music At...
In a day and age where it seems like every year is
highlighted by what addition(s) will be made to the Marvel cinematic universe –
dominating...
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...