I am a massive movie fan. I love the theatrical experience. What scares me is the fact that this experience is on the verge of death. With all that is available for streaming now, it upsets me the most. Call me old. Call me old-fashioned. Call me out of touch. You can label me in… Continue reading 2024: A Year In Cinema, A Year That Scared Me
Month: December 2024
Movie Review: A Complete Unknown – Director James Mangold Recreates Bob Dylan’s Early Years With a Phenomenal Turn By Timothée Chalamet
Artist biopics, particularly those of musical artists, often cannot avoid the tiresome tropes and cliches of the subgenre. By now, James Mangold is entirely aware of this problem. After all, the filmmaker made a solid film with his Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. However, that movie has flaws and missteps, and the biopic spoof… Continue reading Movie Review: A Complete Unknown – Director James Mangold Recreates Bob Dylan’s Early Years With a Phenomenal Turn By Timothée Chalamet
Movie Review: NOSFERATU – Robert Eggers Brings His Bleak Horror Style To The Classic Tale
In 1922, during the silent era of cinema, F.W. Murnau revealed his German-expressionist take on the story of Dracula. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror initially received moderately positive reviews; however, it would eventually become a legendary horror classic. In 1979, German filmmaker Werner Herzog released Nosferatu the Vampyre, a mostly faithful retelling of the Dracula… Continue reading Movie Review: NOSFERATU – Robert Eggers Brings His Bleak Horror Style To The Classic Tale
Movie Review: BABYGIRL Spices Up The Holiday Season
I am unsure why the studios behind this film decided to release this erotic drama during the holiday season. Still, perhaps they hoped to duplicate Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut‘s impact in 1999. That said, Babygirl is no Eyes Wide Shut, but the movie does have some things in common: it involves a woman who… Continue reading Movie Review: BABYGIRL Spices Up The Holiday Season
Movie Review: THE FIRE INSIDE Tells An Inspiring True Story Solidly
Cinephiles have previously experienced various underdog stories about boxers. Still, it isn’t often that we witness one about a female boxer and the struggles involved in making this career choice viable. Writer Barry Jenkins and director Rachel Morrison, who makes her directorial debut, tell the story of Olympic boxer, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields and how she… Continue reading Movie Review: THE FIRE INSIDE Tells An Inspiring True Story Solidly
Crítica de la película: Nosferatu – Experimenta la narración del cineasta Robert Eggers
Cuando vi los trailers de Nosferatu del guionista y director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman), estaba muy preocupado por ver la película. Digo aprensiva porque después de ver su película The Witch, la sensación con la que salí del cine es una que no tuve ganas de volver a vivir. Fue muy… Continue reading Crítica de la película: Nosferatu – Experimenta la narración del cineasta Robert Eggers
Crítica de película: A Complete Unknown – La película biográfica de Bob Dylan sobre los primeros años de su carrera
La carrera de varias décadas de Bob Dylan no está en esta película biográfica, pero es sobre el inicio hasta que hace cambios. Comienza cuando el joven cantante y compositor va a la ciudad para explorar sus opciones y, como fan, para conocer a su héroe musical. La película cubre el ascenso del artista musical… Continue reading Crítica de película: A Complete Unknown – La película biográfica de Bob Dylan sobre los primeros años de su carrera
Crítica de película: Babygirl – Ir por algo diferente mientras lo tienes todo
Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies) escribió, dirigió y produjo Babygirl, una nueva película protagonizada por Nicole Kidman como Romy. En este drama erótico, Romy está casada con Jacob (Antonio Banderas), un director de teatro. Tienen dos hijas, Isabel (Esther McGregor) y Nora (Vaughan Reilly). Romy es la jefa de una empresa de robótica de Nueva… Continue reading Crítica de película: Babygirl – Ir por algo diferente mientras lo tienes todo
The Six Triple Eight – Perry’s take on the long over-due story of first all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps
Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight brings to the screen a fascinating and long-overdue story about the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, the first and only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit deployed overseas during World War II. Inspired by actual events, the film centers on their mission to tackle a mountain of undelivered mail accumulated… Continue reading The Six Triple Eight – Perry’s take on the long over-due story of first all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps
Movie Review: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Delivers Another Fun Installment
In the third movie of this successful franchise, Sonic (Ben Schwartz), Miles “Tails” Prower (Colleen Ann O’Shaughnessey), and Knuckles (Idris Elba) must face off with another powerful and fiery hedgehog named Shadow (Keanu Reeves). Shadow has endured much pain and heartbreak at the hands of G.U.N., a government organization that hopes to exploit Shadow’s power.… Continue reading Movie Review: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Delivers Another Fun Installment