Genres (Musical-Western) Archives

Under The Skin (2014) Film Review A+

Posted by Patrick | Jul 28, 2022 | A+, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Horror, Masterpieces, Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

Guys with erect penises walking downward into a transparent ooze, confused, as Scarlett walks on another level above them.

Take Shelter (2011) Film Review A+

Posted by Patrick | Jul 27, 2022 | A+, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Horror, Masterpieces, Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

It boasts a tremendous performance by Michael Shannon as a quiet man, raising a family, who has horrific nightmares and daytime visions of a meteorological disturbance followed by a feeling that we (the Earth) are being visited by something alien.

The Delinquents (2023) Borges Anyone? A

Posted by Patrick | Dec 3, 2023 | A, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), MUBI, Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

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

Eileen (2023) Hits All the Right Buttons A

Posted by Patrick | Dec 8, 2023 | A, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Mystery, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, Thriller |

Oldroyd pulls out all the stops and the three actresses complement one another so perfectly that we end up savoring 2023’s best scene.

Saltburn (2023) Emerald Fennell’s Sophomore Triumph A

Posted by Patrick | Nov 1, 2023 | Archival Posts, Comedy, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Horror, Mystery, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Thriller |

Fennell’s writing and directing are brilliantly inventive, with humor, tragedy, and horror mixing perfectly. She gets immense support from her cinematographer, Linus Sandgren, whose work here is truly breathtaking.

Causeway (2022) Film Review A

Posted by Patrick | Nov 6, 2022 | A, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

And Henry gives a tour de force performance that matches his spine-tingling monologue in “If Beale Street Could Talk”. Like Lawrence he is one of the all-time greats.

Close (2022) Film Review A

Posted by Patrick | Apr 2, 2023 | A, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Mystery, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

In the opening 45 minutes of “Close”, Belgian director Lukas Dhont captures an intimacy that is extraordinary in its delicacy.

Emily The Criminal (2022) Film Review A

Posted by Patrick | Aug 23, 2022 | A, Action, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

Plaza’s performance is something to behold. All of that nervous energy is now bursting out in a performance that is always true and believable.

The Power of the Dog (2021) Film Review A

Posted by Patrick | Jan 14, 2022 | A, Action, Archival Posts, Drama, Epic, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Mystery, Netflix, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming, Western |

“The Power of the Dog” is one of the best films of 2021. Campion directs with an expert hand assisted by Ari Wegner’s cinematography and Jonny Greenwood’s memorable score.

Spencer (2021) Film Review A

Posted by Patrick | Jan 3, 2022 | A, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Hulu, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

Stewart is simply amazing in the role channeling all that star power into a Diana, you feel you know instantly.

The Worst Person in the World (2021) Film Review A

Posted by Patrick | Feb 3, 2022 | A, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

Time stands still as Julie leaves Aksel, frozen in the kitchen as he pours her a cup of coffee, and runs through the streets of daytime Oslo.

Rien à Foutre (2023) Adèle Exarchopoulos Dazzles! A-

Posted by Patrick | Sep 19, 2023 | A-, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), MUBI, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Adele Exarchopoulos gives a stunning performance as a flight attendant handling the grueling task of working for a low-cost carrier.

You Can Live Forever (2023) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | May 16, 2023 | A-, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Laporte is tremendous in portraying a complex character who appears to have an “escape” but really doesn’t. It’s a heartbreaking performance.

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | Aug 21, 2022 | A-, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Horror, Mystery, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

Beautifully Queer friendly, the relationship between Bee (Maria Bakalova) and Sophiie (Amanda Stenberg) is the emotional center of the movie.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | Dec 17, 2022 | A-, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Netflix, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Superb performances by Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell transform this adaptation into a film of great beauty and, yes, sensuality.

The Menu (2022) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | Jan 3, 2023 | A-, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Horror, Hulu, Max, Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

There is a fantastic faceoff between Fiennes and a mysterious guest who was not invited. She is played by the extraordinary Anna Taylor-Joy

The Tale of King Crab (2022) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | May 1, 2022 | A-, Action, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Epic, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated, Western |

The directors are extremely cine-literate. However, their references never seemed forced and I basked in their cinematic vision.

Great Freedom (2021) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | May 9, 2022 | A-, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Meise directs what must be some of the most beautiful and heartfelt scenes ever captured on film between two men in love.

Passing (2021) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | Jan 7, 2022 | A-, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Netflix, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

You cannot take your eyes off Ruth Negga’s Claire, a Black woman who can pass for White in New York in 1929.

Dance of the Forty-One (2020) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | Dec 27, 2021 | A-, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Netflix, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Ignacio de la Torre was the son in law of Mexico’s president for life and dictator Porfirio Díaz’s. But he was leading a double life with his lover Evaristo.

Undine (2020) Film Review A-

Posted by Patrick | Dec 27, 2021 | A-, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Hulu, Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Christian Petzold’s direction is so seductive, and the two leads are so effective, that you fall easily for “Undine’s” charms.

Ferrari (2023) A Triumphant Return for Michael Mann B+

Posted by Patrick | Dec 15, 2023 | Action, Archival Posts, B+, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Historic Events, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller |

Mann shoots the racing sequences with breathtaking panache and urgency aided at every turn by his master cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt and the editing genius of Pietro Scalia.

The Road Dog (2023) Road Movie Meets Stand-Up In This Wonderful Comedy. B+

Posted by Patrick | Sep 28, 2022 | Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, B+, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Road Movie, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Doug Stanhope is “The Road Dog” in writer/director Greg Glienna’s inspired blend of the road movie and stand-up comedy..

Shortcomings (2023) Review. Randall Park’s Sweet Asian American Comedy. B+

Posted by Patrick | Aug 1, 2023 | Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, B+, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

Min, playing a dislikeable character, manages to make Ben, if not exactly likable, then certainly sympathetic. Both Sherry Cola and Debby Ryan are superb.

Girl Picture (2022) Film Review B+

Posted by Patrick | Oct 23, 2022 | Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, B+, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

Aamu Milonoff is exceptionally good, giving a beautifully grounded yet magical performance. The kind that makes you sit up and take notice.

God’s Country (2022) Film Review B+

Posted by Patrick | Jan 3, 2023 | Action, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, B+, Drama, Favorites, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming, Underappreciated |

But the movie belongs to Newton who gives the best performance of her career here. We are completely in her spell.

Till (2022) Film Review B+

Posted by Patrick | Oct 11, 2022 | Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, B+, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

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…