Daisy Jones & the Six (2023) Review
For me, the one magical moment in the series occurs when Keogh and Claflin share the mic in their first concert together.
Ben Hur (1959) Film Review
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Passages (2023) Rogowski + Gay Sex = Art House Smash.
The second homo tryst is the sexiest and most graphic gay moment ever captured in a mainstream film.
Oppenheimer (2023). Despite Impressive Sequences, the Movie Drags. However, Murphy is Never Less Than Convincing.
In the midst of all this history and all of this chaos, Cillian Murphy gives one of the most intimate and internalized performances on film.
Nitram (2022) Film Review
As for Judy Davis she gives what is probably her most outstanding performance, which means it’s one of the greatest performances ever captured on film
Happening (2022) Film Review
The weeks pass and Anne begins to “show'”. Time is running out. Any attempt at a back street abortion is becoming increasingly dangerous.
The Tale of King Crab (2022) Film Review
The directors are extremely cine-literate. However, their references never seemed forced and I basked in their cinematic vision.
Great Freedom (2021) Film Review
Meise directs what must be some of the most beautiful and heartfelt scenes ever captured on film between two men in love.
Till (2022) Film Review
The 2023 Best Actress Oscar Goes To…Danielle Deadwyler in Till. And as she reaches the volta of her magnificent speech she does something extraordinary…
Hit the Road (2022) Film Review
The film begins with one of the most memorable opening scenes in recent memory. It’s a glorious and inventive piece of true cinema magic.
Babylon (2022) Film Review
I had no problem sitting through the movie’s bloated 180-minute running because, through all of this nothingness, five actors manage to make lasting impressions
The Fabelmans (2022) Film Review
He films one of his jock tormentors as a blond God-like figure – I swear, it reminded me of Leni Riefenstahl’s “Olympia.”
There Was A Crooked Man (1970) Film Review
Hume Cronyn and John Randolph are our happy and well-adjusted gay couple. Yes, they fight and bicker all the time. However, they are clearly madly in love with each other.
Jeanne Dielman (1975) Film Review
In “Jeanne Dielman”, a feminist masterpiece, the everyday details of a caring mother contrast with her life as a prostitute.
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Film Review
In “Kind Hearts and Coronets”: Alec Guinness has fun playing all eight (or nine) of the unfortunate D’Ascoynes, including Lady Agatha D’Ascoyne. The photograph shows Dennis Price with Joan Greenwood who plays that little minx Sibella.
My 50 All-Time Favorite Horror Movies
Here are my 50 all-time favorite horror movies from 1934 to the present.1. Psycho | 2. Midsommar | 3. The Exorcist | 4. The Shining | 5. Alien…
Best Final Movie Made by a Great Director
Although Charles Laughton made only one and, therefore, final film, based on this film alone, he is of the Great Directors.
Number One: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (Sidney Lumet: 2007). Number Five: Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock: 1976).
NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In the fifty-four years since Dyan Cannon won the first won Best Supporting Actress in NY in 1969, fourteen of their choices have failed to get a nomination.
Le Festival de Cannes (2023) Winners
The Palm d’Or (First Prize) went to Justine Triet for the French courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall”.
Steely Dan/Donald Fagen: Rated
Rated: the Dan’s seven classic albums released between 1972 and 1980. Rated: Donald’s “The Nightfly” as continuum with “Aja” and “Gaucho”.
Eight Legendary Foreign Actresses Who Did Not Make It In Hollywood.
They were the darlings of the art house circuit. Their work in a language other than English is some of the greatest ever captured on film. Yet, when it came to making their Hollywood debut, they floundered. French actresses have a terrible track record since their...
Henson and Brooks Shine in The Color Purple (2023)
Taraji P. Henson does a good Shug Avery while the astonishing Danielle Brooks shines as Sofie, a proud lady who always speaks her mind.
The Peasants (2023) All That Work for Naught!
Laughable when it should be serious, the movie has no drive. All the artistry in the world is useless if the underlying story is not up to scratch.
The Delinquents (2023) Borges Anyone?
With its labyrinthine structure, discursive storyline, and exploration of themes such as duality, reality, identity, and the nature of time, the movie is reminiscent of the great Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges