American Fiction is not just one of the best comedies this year but Cord Jefferson’s feature debut is one of the best films of the year. Jefferson’s script is based on the novel, Erasure, by Percival Everett. I learned during the exclusive Critics Choice Association press conference that Jefferson also incorporates his own experiences into the script. In any event, the novel is over two decades old but painfully still relevant today. Jefferson asks some…
"American Fiction: One of the Best Films of 2023"Tag: Adam Brody
River Wild is an unnecessary reimagining of the 1994 thriller, The River Wild, starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, and David Strathairn. I have to admit that the idea of a new film did pique my curiosity. At the end of the day, it doesn’t do anything better that the first film already did. No offense to Adam Brody, Leighton Meeston, or Taran Killam but they are not Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, and David Strathairn. It’s…
"River Wild Is An Unnecessary Reimagining"
Shazam! Fury of the Gods isn’t quite as fun as its predecessor but the sequel is just entertaining enough to offer audiences a good time. If you don’t read any further in this review, please make sure to stay for the credits. There is a mid-credit scene and a post-credit scene. My main question is what do these scenes mean given the new leadership at DC Films and the future of the DC Universe (DCU).…
"Shazam! Fury of the Gods Is Entertaining Enough"
The Last Blockbuster, standing in Bend, Oregon, is a tribute in and of itself to the long gone era of looking around for something to rent. While theaters are currently fighting for their survival in a world destined for streaming, Blockbuster remains the one of the only places where you can still rent movies. Okay, so it may just be a single Blockbuster store that’s still standing. It’s a stark reminder of an era that…
"The Last Blockbuster: A Tribute To A Long Gone Era"
If there’s a film that you should go into without watching a trailer or reading reviews, Promising Young Woman is that film. The large majority of filmgoers will have until mid-April December before they can see this film. As a result, I’m going to be extra careful in writing about this film. It’s a film that ought to be treated like that of a Marvel or Star Wars film. Go into it knowing very little…
"Sundance 2020: Promising Young Woman"
After celebrating the biggest day of her life, one bride soon finds herself fighting for exactly that in horror comedy Ready Or Not. Families that play Hide and Seek together stay together. Probably. Maybe. Okay, I really don’t know. Now that I have your attention, let’s get on with the show. Anyway, the gist of Ready Or Not is that Grace (Samara Weaving) joins Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien) in marriage. We only cut to…
"Ready Or Not: A F*cked Up Rich Family"