‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1981) launches Mamet’s film writing career
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This Jack Nicholson showcase launches Mamet’s big-screen writing career.
Movies
‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1981) launches Mamet’s film writing career
‘Fantastic Four’ (2005) a safe, respectable introduction
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Tim Story delivers a safe, respectable introduction to Marvel’s first superteam.
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot
Movie review: The cornball rom-com humor of Tom Holland’s second Spidey film hits the spot after “Endgame.”
‘American Buffalo’ (1996) boosted by sad sacks Franz and Hoffman
Mamet Monday (Movie review): Boosted by sad-sack performances by the leads, this is mid-level Mamet.
Talalay’s ‘Tank Girl’ (1995) is a stylish misfire
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): More of a long music video than a film, this comic adaptation is a stylish misfire.
Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The storytelling web gets convoluted as the dark Spidey duology wraps.
‘Wimbledon’ (2004) serves up tennis and romance
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Kirsten Dunst film isn’t a classic, but it is a respectable mix of tennis and romance.
Mamet play gets turned into ‘About Last Night’ … twice
Mamet Monday (Movie reviews): “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” gets turned into a movie twice, with different degrees of success.
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012) experiments with a darker tone
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The Andrew Garfield series experiments with a darker tone and affirms that the 2002 film had it right all along.
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ (2014) stretches out one funny joke
Movie review: The movie stretches one joke as far as it can go. Until the TV series.