In a very short amount of time, director Clint Eastwood’s new film, Richard Jewell, has gone from being one of the year’s eagerly anticipated adult dramas to the most controversial film of 2019. To get right to the point, the controversy is merited, as the film is imperfect in some ways – but don’t let the war of words keep you from seeing it. Eastwood’s filmmaking instincts … [Read more...] about ‘Richard Jewell’ New Movie Review: It’s a near-masterpiece
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ Bonus New Movie Review
Photo: IMDB One of the great stories in cinema lore is Jerry Lewis’ 1972 The Day the Clown Cried, in which the comic legend and actor/director helmed a World War II internment comedy that has never been released. It stars Lewis as Helmut, a clown who is arrested by the S.S. and mistakenly placed in the Auschwitz death camp, where he entertains the children and annoys the … [Read more...] about ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Bonus New Movie Review
VICE New Movie Review: This film has the outrage of 2018… but also its lack of nuance
The story of Dick Cheney’s startling political career is the subject of Adam McKay’s Vice, in which Christian Bale stars as the former White House Chief of Staff, Halliburton CEO, and Vice President to George W. Bush. Amy Adams plays his supportive wife, Lynne, while Sam Rockwell portrays George W. Bush; Steve Carell is Donald Rumsfeld and Tyler Perry is on hand as Colin … [Read more...] about VICE New Movie Review: This film has the outrage of 2018… but also its lack of nuance
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBINGS, MISSOURI New Movie Review
Writer/director Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri begins with the reveal that Mildred Hayes (played by Frances McDormand) has rented three massive billboards that sit unattended in a field where town folk occasionally drive past. She pays Red (played by Caleb Landry Jones), the owner of the billboards, to post a three-part message on a red backdrop. … [Read more...] about THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBINGS, MISSOURI New Movie Review