Belfast is the most personal film yet for writer/director Kenneth Branagh and could only be made after his parents died. August 15, 1969. Belfast. Riots. The city would never be the same. We’ve all heard about the fighting between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland but this film really puts in on display. Appropriately, Belfast focuses in on Buddy (Jude Hill), a nine-year-old boy. Buddy’s life in North Belfast is turned upside down right there in…
"Belfast Is A Personal Film For Kenneth Branagh"
Bring the most bonkers TV series home as DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete 6th Season makes its arrival on Blu-ray and DVD. The big theme of season 6 is aliens. The series never ceases to outdo itself. While we say hello to a new Legend in Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz” the Legends bid farewell to both John Constantine and Mick Rory at the end of the season. What we found out in the season premiere…
"Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete 6th Season"
Reminiscence, the futuristic noir set in a flooded Miami (because Miami, of course) years down the road, makes its arrival on home video. There may not be any cocaine cowboys in this film but Miami is starting to get the brunt of the damage on screen. Miami’s future is bleak whether it’s an alien attack or a vanishing coastline. It’s a nice break for the likes of Chicago and San Francisco after suffering damages in…
"Reminiscence Arrives on Home Video"
Four Seasons Total Documentary is a short documentary that reflects back on a historic day at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Make America Rake Again! Lawn and Order! Your Campaign is Dead, But Your Grass Doesn’t Have to Be. Remember the infamous press conference last year? None of us could believe it. Surely, the Trump campaign meant the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia in Center City. G-d only knows they didn’t mean to book a random…
"Four Seasons Total Documentary Is A Gem"
Chadwick Boseman delivers a strong performance as Jackie Robinson’s story comes to the screen in biopic form in 42: The Jackie Robinson Story. There are some biographical errors in 42 but I’m willing to let it slide because of how important this story is. Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In doing so, he became a hero to many people. Even now, watching the film in 2021, there’s still that heroic…
"42: The Jackie Robinson Story"
Red Notice, the stylish globe-trotting affair starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot, is a throwback that lives up to the hype. The less you know going into Red Notice, the better. Discussing any bit of the plot would take us into spoiler territory and nobody wants that. What I can definitely tell you is that this film is the best of the three collaborations between filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber and actor Dwayne Johnson.…
"Red Notice: A Stylish Throwback Globe-Trotting Affair"
Co-writers/co-directors/co-stars Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe spoke about The Beta Test, their new satire about Hollywood toxicity, ahead of its Tribeca premiere in June. In as much as The Beta Test is about agencies and the WGA packaging fight, it is also about mysterious purple envelopes and adultery. I’m not going to beat around the bush here–the best parts of The Beta Test are all of the inside baseball that comes with depicting the agencies.…
"Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe talk The Beta Test"
Have a Kleenex box handy for the new Tom Hanks film, Finch, as one man creates a robot to care for his canine friend long after he’s gone. Finch is not a continuation of Atticus Finch’s story in To Kill a Mockingbird. Nor is it a biopic of filmmaker David Fincher. The film, however, is a casualty of the pandemic delays. The film becomes the second Tom Hanks film on Apple TV+ following last year’s…
"Finch: Prepare The Kleenex For This Drama" In as much as The Beta Test is about agencies and the WGA packaging fight, it is also about mysterious purple envelopes and adultery. I’m not going to beat around the bush here. The single best parts of The Beta Test are all of the inside baseball that comes with depicting the agencies. How many filmmakers would make a film that tackles the WGA packaging fight? Not many filmmakers, I suppose. This is what I…
"The Beta Test: A Must-Watch Hollywood Satire"
Kristen Stewart delivers a career-best and likely Oscar-winning performance in Spencer, a film closer to psychological nightmare than biopic. There will be no Kristen Stewart bashing over here. Honestly, it’s tiring and exhausting for people to continue judging the likes of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson solely for their work in Twilight. Both actors have put out some quality performances in their post-Twilight filmography. Enough is enough with the complaints! Personal Shopper was the top…
"Spencer: Kristen Stewart Is Winning The Oscar"