Cold War transports you back in time not only to mid-20th century history before many of us were born, but back in time to how movies were made actually decades before this one takes place. From 1949 to 1964 we follow Zula (Joanna Kulig) through success and tragedy. After serving time for attacking her father […]
If the worst case scenario is a female driven Heat, that would still be worth doing. There’s more than that going on in Destroyer but if “Female Heat” can get people in the door, that’s already a plus. Det. Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) shows up at a crime scene hungover and staggering. The case she […]
European History was never my best subject in high school. I probably learned more from watching Cate Blanchett’s Elizabeth movies but I still couldn’t pass a test. Likewise, Mary Queen Of Scots makes another side of that history more palatable than textbooks and pretentious teachers, but I won’t claim I’m retaining it after the credits […]
Hollywood loves to sell this idea that family is great and everyone should abandon their competitive careers and just embrace their insular world of relatives. That’s a really good way to discourage ambitious people from making it to the top. It takes an indie film like Family to say, “No, family’s not going to change […]
Roma is Alfonso Cuaron’s love letter to his mother’s coping under pressure, and his housekeeper’s quiet strength. It is based on his life growing up in Mexico and fees every bit as personal. Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) works for Sra. Sofia (Marina de Tavira)’s family. When Sofia’s husband leaves her, Cleo ends up holding the family […]
It’s that time of year again. Some cinephiles spend Christmas arguing about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is, and if you disagree, who cares if other people wanna watch it at Christmas?) Others stick with traditional holiday fare while others look for something even darker, a Christmas themed horror movie like Once […]
If The Hitman’s Bodyguard had come out 20 years ago, it might have seemed too generic in an age that was really pushing boundaries for action movies like Face/Off and Speed. Today it’s a refreshing return to old school movies where the strength of the actors’ chemistry and some thrilling stunts were enough to make […]
Noel Wells’ voice has been sorely missed from Saturday Night Live and the second season of Master of None, so it’s great to get 90 unadulterated minutes of Wells in Mr. Roosevelt. Wells writes, directs and stars in her feature film directing debut. Emily (Wells) is a struggling sketch comedy actor in LA. She returns […]
