10 Great Overlooked Films Of 2020
What makes for a great overlooked movie in a year in which everything is on the same playing field? This crazy pandemic time has...
Review: ‘Shadow In The Cloud’Chloe Grace Moretz Nearly Saves This New Nightmare At 20,000...
I have to admit to being of two minds when it comes to Shadow in the Cloud, a film of undeniable style, the ability...
Review: ‘Sylvie’s Love’Tessa Thompson Shines In A Black Love Story With A Touch Of...
The arrival of Eugene Ashe's film Sylvie's Love heralds the return of something we rarely get to see now, if ever: the African-American period...
Review: ‘One Night In Miami’Four Black Icons Debate Celebrity And Activism In Regina King's...
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Middleburg Film Festival. One Night in Miami hits Amazon Prime on Christmas Day.*
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Review: ‘News Of The World’Tom Hanks Spreads Hope, Takes On Fake News In Paul...
Paul Greengrass is so effective at depicting real-life tragedies (Bloody Sunday, United 93, Captain Phillips, 22 July) that we forget how good of a...
Review: ‘Soul’Pixar Delivers A Breezy Existential Crowdpleaser That Plays It Safe
When we learned Pete Docter was doing Soul, a film that would explore concepts of the afterlife, I think flashes of his modern classic...
Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’A Feel-Good Sequel That Comes Close To Being So Much More
It's the 1980s. The era of Gordon Gekko, Reaganomics, Alex P. Keaton, and the "greed is good" mentality. Ther perfect time to introduce a...
Review: ‘Fatale’Hilary Swank Twists Michael Ealy Into Knots In Deon Taylor's Latest Racially-Charged Thriller
The erotic, jilted lover genre is well-worn, with most modern permutations rooted in the classic Fatal Attractions. That's quite clearly evident in the title...
‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Finale Review: “The Rescue”
When Star Wars is at its best, I'm not sure there's anything that measures up. At least for me, nothing puts me on a...
Review: ‘Greenland’Gerard Butler's Latest Disaster Thriller Benefits From Small-Scale Focus
While Greenland may look like the typical "Gerard Butler saves the world from disaster" movie, it's definitely a cut above. Directed by Ric Roman...