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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

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

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

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

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

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

Say what you will about Jon Favreau’s photorealistic remake of The Lion King. Still, Disney has decided that they should make a similar prequel that tells the backstory about Mufasa and how he became the king, along with how he and his brother Scar became adversaries. For some reason, director Barry Jenkins signed on for… Continue reading Movie Review: MUFASA: THE LION KING

Directed by Chad Bishoff, the film is co-written with Sam Harter.Easton (Christopher Backus) is married to Sakura (Skye P. Marshall), and they have one young daughter. They have successful careers and a lifestyle with a nice home. Things change, and the struggles of balancing time on developing a business and spending time with family surface… Continue reading Movie Review: Daft State: A Man in Crisis with Excellent Performance by Christopher Backus