Terminator: Dark Fate is the sequel that fans have been waiting for especially as the film brings back a few fan favorites in the process. John Conner is gone. Dead. Terminated on a Guatemalan beach in 1998. So what happens now that he’s completely out of the picture? Well, a new future for one. Maybe not a perfect one but nobody said it would be. Legion has sent a new Terminator–a Rev-9 (Gabriel Luna)–back in…
"Terminator: Dark Fate Is A Welcome Sight"Category: Movie Reviews
Motherless Brooklyn has a bloated run time, which could prove to be a tortuous experience for film goers if there are projection issues. Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton) suffers from Tourette Syndrome despite working for Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). Funny enough, Lionel’s condition has never stopped Frank from trusting him. What aids Lionel is the fact that he has one of the best memories among anyone working for the L & L Agency. When Frank gets…
"Motherless Brooklyn Has Some Issues"
One journalist is seeking to find the story that will go onto define his career in Sasquatch Cinematic Universe installment The VICE Guide to Bigfoot. Atlanta-based journalist Brian Emond is on a mission. At first, it’s to interview a rapper in Atlanta. Following this, the film takes us on a journey through the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Brian’s career isn’t going in the direction that he wants so he jumps at the opportunity to…
"Austin Film Fest 2019: The VICE Guide to Bigfoot"
The Truth (La Verite) features some brilliant acting as director Hirokazu Kore-eda tackles a project that isn’t set in his home country of Japan. The root of the film is the mother-daughter relationship between Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve) and Lumir (Juliette Binoche). Lumir’s relationship with her mom is tenuous at best. The reason why she’s back in her native France is her mother’s memoir being published. To say it’s a memoir would also be exaggerating the…
"Chicago Film Fest 2019: The Truth (La Verite)"
Never Again Is Now is a timely documentary given the rise in antisemitism on both sides of the political spectrum all over the globe. Every time that I get a breaking news alert from a Jewish organization, I fear the worst. Unfortunately, these emails hit my inbox more often than preferable of late. Most recently, it came during a shooting in front of a German synagogue. Never Again is Now comes from Dutch lesbian Evelyn…
"Never Again Is Now: Timely Given Antisemitism"
After a long road, The Current War: Director’s Cut–about the industrial age rivalry–is finally getting a theatrical release this weekend. This is a film that takes us back to the past in order to show the fight for the future. While we probably don’t think about it often, electricity isn’t something that was always taken for granted. Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) is battling against George Westinghouse (Michael Shannnon). When Edison is on the verge of…
"The Current War: Director’s Cut Gets Released"
Haroula Rose’s feature film, Once Upon A River, features stunning performances and camerawork as the indie plays the festival circuit. Bonnie Joe Campbell’s novel comes to the big screen in this well-made feature. Margo Crane (Kenadi DelaCerna, making her feature debut) is a Native American teenager living in rural Michigan. What drives the teen in this coming-of-age story is the search for her estranged mother (Lindsay Pulsipher). As Margo goes on this journey, she utilizes…
"Chicago Film Fest 2019: Once Upon A River"
Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century may be one of the strangest historical satires about Canada that one will ever see in theaters. This film is not going to make any sense to people who are unfamiliar with Canada’s political history. Take it from this American. My initial reaction following the film basically comes down to this: I don’t know what to make of what I just saw. This is certainly a satire that plays better…
"The Twentieth Century Is A Strange Satire"
Mel Brooks’ feature directorial debut starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, The Producers, is one of the best comedies of all-time. When producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) learns from accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) that he can turn flops into money-makers, it changes everything. Hysterics ensue for a solid hour and a half. There’s nothing more to say about the plot. Mostly, this is because the film is over 50 years old. You know what…
"The Producers: One Of The Best Comedies Ever"
Ernst Lubitsch’s To Be Or Not to Be, starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard, is a top-notch World War 2 satire taking place during the Holocaust. The film starts out in prior to the 1939 Nazi Invasion of Warsaw, Poland. We meet a play of theatrical actors led by husband and wife, Josef Tura (Jack Benny) and Maria Tura (Carole Lombard). They’re leading the rehearsals for a satirical play, Gestapo. Bronski (Tom Dugan) passes for…
"To Be Or Not to Be: A Great Holocaust Satire"