My 2024 Movie Year In Review!
Ahhh it’s that time once again! That time when I reflect on the year that was in film. I’m happy to report that the reports of cinema’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. While… Continue reading
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97th Academy Awards Oscar Noms! Snubs and Surprises!
Well it’s that time of year again: movie award season. While SAG, DGA, Independent Spirit, et. al. are respectable, the grand daddy of them all is of course the Academy Awards. After some… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘A Complete Unknown’
Plot: Based on the 2015 book “Dylan Goes Electric” by Elijah Wald, director James Mangold’s newest musical biopic explores legendary folk singer and lyricist Bob Dylan (Timothee Chalamet). Beginning with Dylan’s arrival in… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Nosferatu’ (Second Opinion)
Plot: A remake of the classic 1922 silent film from F.W. Murnau and inspired by Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” director Robert Eggers invites audiences into the realm of vampires. When solicitor and newlywed Thomas… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Conclave’
Plot: After the Pope dies of a heart attack, the College of Cardinals gathers in Vatican City to elect a new Pontiff under the leadership of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes). With no… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Gladiator II’
Plot: Sixteen years after the death of Maximus, Lucius (Paul Mescal) lives a humble life with his wife Arishat (Yuval Gonen) in the North African kingdom of Numidia under his assumed name Hanno.… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Megalopolis’
Plot: In an alternative United States, patrician families dominate the city of New Rome (a stand-in for New York City). These families lead a hypocritical life of decadence while claiming to live by… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Substance’
Plot: On her fiftieth birthday, once-beloved movie star Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is dismissed from her long running television aerobics show due to her age. After a minor car accident briefly puts Elizabeth… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ (Second Opinion)
Plot: Two years after the events of the first film, Joker/Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) awaits trial while in custody at Arkham State Hospital. Since murdering Murray Franklin on live TV, Fleck’s Joker persona… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Salem’s Lot
Plot: Based on the 1970s bestseller by Stephen King, ‘Salem’s Lot follows author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) who returns to his childhood hometown for research on a new novel. Unbeknownst to Ben, an… Continue reading
