By the time Sidney Lumet's "Dog Day Afternoon" came around he had already learned to let Al Pacino loose. Forget the holdbacks of "Serpico"; here we get a glimpse into the real Al, the actor who would bring Tony Montana to life in the years to come and the same man who provided...
“Us”, Peele’s latest, certainly pays homage to many a film that has come before it, but like any good artist, the man injects multiple themes and fresh ideas into a narrative not so beyond the realms of reality in this day and age. Us is very much a Mystery/Sci-Fi film that c...
He makes contact with people in Bangkok, leading to lady-boy Yui (Jeong Min Park), his guide. So there’s all the action of the backstory of his daughter’s kidnapping while In-nam and now Yui are chased by this mad-dog gangsta, The Butcher. It’s non-stop set on the streets of ...
I don’t think the movie is technically an “indie” since Fox owned it (and Disney buried it), but it’s certainly an underdog, featuring only two “stars”, Jim Caviezel and (Oscar™️-winner) Mira Sorvino (whose part as the hero’s wife is small but significant). It’s essen...
Come True (dir. Anthony Scott Burns) The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (dir. Wes Anderson) Benediction (dir. Terence Davies) Some Kind of Heaven (dir. Lance Oppenheim) French Exit (dir. Azazel Jacobs) Wild Indian (dir. Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.) ...
The story, such as it is, about a mother-daughter conflict around cultural entrapment, or something --how many cliches can fit on the head of a pin?--is buried in kung fu glitter. And bagels. Mother and father are both terrific actors wasted on this digital dog pile. And while Jamie...
That’s the foundation and running thread through the story – to be happy with what you have, to enjoy the one life given. It’s all a bit sweet, Perrito, AKA the wanna-be-therapy-dog, hilarious. But the humour didn’t always hit the mark for me. ...
Elvis Presley’s million-selling movie theme song was written for his film set in Hawaii. The co-writer of the song, George Weiss, said that when he played a demo of the song to producer Hal Wallis, the latter turned it down saying they wanted “something like ‘Hound Dog.’” Weiss,...
An Autumn Afternoon 1962 ★★★ Watched Oct 25, 2020 What is there really to say? Ozu’s final film and overall legacy is magnificent. This film, like many of his other achievements, show how a movie should make you feel. Ozu’s crafted stories are filled with subtle dialog, impactful...
Just get her dog cruel woman!! Well, I've had b*$$er all in my stocking since I bought it. It just sits there hanging with nothing inside it, every year, so I can only hope that one day it becomes magic and sorts things out in my life like the one in this story.The magic ...