LUCA (2021)
“it is disappointing that it wasn’t able to make a splash theatrically”
Read MoreRIDERS OF JUSTICE (2021)
“The ultimate cinematic brooder stoics over every frame”
Read MoreSATOR (2019)
“it is the breaking of barriers of art & reality that provide the most intrigue”
Read MoreGREENLAND (2020)
“Greeny is a reverse hourglass film; the beginning and ending are generally average and somewhat dumb, but the middle is robust, gritty, and stirring.”
Read MoreUNHINGED (2020)
“pulse pounding, relatable, and darkly fun”
Read MoreARMY OF THE DEAD (2021)
“What I think should have been more fun is annoyingly long and grindingly stolid”
Read MoreTRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA (2020)
“It would be a weak zombie grasping recommend.”
Read MorePSYCHO GOREMAN (2020)
“the most bleeding-edge bonkers blood-splattered Power Rangers episode you have ever seen”
Read MoreTHOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD (2021)
Sheridan is good at this “rural action thriller” genre
Read MoreBLACK WATER: ABYSS (2020) + BLACK WATER (2007) & THE REEF (2010)
“I at least find the basics of Trauki’s work enticing and enjoyable.”
Read MoreFRIED BARRY (2020)
“Its a bizarre behavioral blast-off, bollocking his life surrounded by a bunch of weirdos.”
Read MoreTOM CLANCY'S WITHOUT REMORSE (2021)
“Jack Ryan 2.0, who’s more angsty and Wickian/Jack Reacher-ey...I guess”
Read MoreRUSSKIY REYD (RUSSIAN RAID) (2020)
“a vodka soaked, kalashnikov wielding, and Cossack dancing Siberian savage take”
Read MoreOSCARS 2021 GAUNTLET RUNDOWN - MY PERSONAL PICKS
“I have seen them all and know what I am talking about…”
Read MoreTHE UNITED STATES vs. BILLIE HOLIDAY (2020)
“Day does a fantastic job, bringing the drama and the vocal chops, but the film lacks otherwise.”
Read MoreOVER THE MOON (2020)
“A sweet kid’s film that embraces heritage and heart.”
Read MoreTIME (2020)
“Such a fantastic and touching tale of the endurance of love and loss told over the years”
Read MoreOSCAR 2021 NOMINEE ROUND-UP
“Sometimes you never get around to posting about a film, but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t see them or that I don’t have thoughts. Here are a few”
Read MoreTHE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN/QUO VADIS, AIDA? (2020)
“A couple of politically charged and vitally felt dramas about refugees, but I would definitely speak to my embracing of Man over Quo”
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY ROUNDUP WINTER 2020/SPRING 2021
“My Octopus Teacher got the nomination, but I think Boys State was extraordinary”
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