Directed by Chad Stahelski The third John Wick matches the energy of the first two, somewhat improbably, if only because the movie and its universe is already so unhinged. And yet all that ever-expanding chaos is somehow grounded within a strange but strict set of rules. It's John Wick's decision to break those rules at … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
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Apollo 11 (2019)
Directed by Todd Douglas Miller Apollo 11 is a riveting, a cinematic documentary that does away with talking heads, narration and outsider perspectives. This is a movie that, thanks to previously unseen footage, puts us right there on the ground floor with the astronauts, observers and mission control during the entirety of the Apollo 11 mission, … Continue reading Apollo 11 (2019)
Us (2019)
Directed by Jordan Peele I want to have strong opinions on this movie, and I suppose I do, a lot of people do, and while some of those feelings are conflicted, all I can honestly say is that I have a lot of thoughts about this movie, a lot of ideas, complaints and questions that … Continue reading Us (2019)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Directed by Tay Garnett It seems there were a lot of unhappy marriages in postwar America, one in which the woman married too young to an older man who could promise financial security and little more. It's these types of marriages, at least cinematically-speaking, that lead to the Double Indemnity-esque murder plots, where the conspirators finally … Continue reading The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Something Wild (1986)
Directed by Jonathan Demme A yuppie and a wild child hit the road, turning into something like Bonnie & Clyde lite in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild. They are two polar opposites, and by the middle of the film they finally meet somewhere in the middle. By then the stakes are raised, and while the first half of the … Continue reading Something Wild (1986)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Directed by Don Siegel In the first scene of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, we look inquisitively at a panic-stricken doctor, Miles (Kevin McCarthy), who claims that there have been a series of strange events. He is surrounded by those who doubt whatever story it is he’s about to tell, even as they are quite … Continue reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest working filmmakers, and many believe There Will Be Blood to be his masterpiece. I think this is an incredible movie but one which lends itself to the 'masterpiece' category. It's an ambitious story about one man, told over the course of about thirty … Continue reading There Will Be Blood (2007)
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