“Antebellum,” the racially charged horror film from writer/directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, opens with this quote from William Faulkner: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Then we see a traveling shot, done in one take, in which the camera covers the daily operations taking place on a vast slave plantation. We see Confederate soldiers walking around as … [Read more...] about Antebellum NEW MOVIE REVIEW
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Bill and Ted Face the Music NEW MOVIE REVIEW
Bill S. Preston, Esquire (played by Alex Winter) and Ted Theodore Logan (played by Keanu Reeves) are back. Twenty-five years later, two of the dumbest high school students from San Dimas, California, who became time travelers and saviors of mankind, are now middle aged. They have yet to create the song that was going to maintain the salvation of the world (admittedly, a tall … [Read more...] about Bill and Ted Face the Music NEW MOVIE REVIEW
Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Under the Silver Lake
Under the Silver Lake stars Riley Keough and Andrew Garfield Have you ever seen a movie so crazy, off-the-beaten track and jarringly different, that you feel the need to share it with everyone? I had that kind of experience nearly 20 years ago, when I became addicted to a little movie called “Donnie Darko.” I saw it at a midnight screening in Denver, then talked my buddies … [Read more...] about Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Under the Silver Lake
Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Make time for one of the “greatest movies ever made”
The first time I saw Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso, it was in the Seabury Hall chapel (which is now their library). This was in 1990, a one-night-only event that my mother (who worked there at the time) got me into. It felt odd at first, as we were ushered into this cavernous space (the kind of room seemingly ideal for dance rehearsal), onto bleacher seats. A screen was … [Read more...] about Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Make time for one of the “greatest movies ever made”
Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Revisit a directorial debut
'The Hard Eight' was also John C. Reilly's debut in a major film You can tell a lot about a filmmaker from their first movie. In some cases, a first-time director is doing the best they can with very little, trying to demonstrate their talent and somehow shape a competent movie. Just look at James Cameron’s unfortunate debut, Piranha II: The Spawning. Another notable … [Read more...] about Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Revisit a directorial debut