After his love letters to jazz — “Whiplash” (2014) and “La La Land” (2016) — a film fan wouldn’t be surprised if director Damien Chazelle’s next movie was about Louis Armstrong. But “First Man” (2018) […]
Throwback Thursday (Book review): “Dragon Teeth” isn’t really a dinosaur story, although marketers wouldn’t mind if you confused it with “Jurassic Park.”
Throwback Thursday (Book review): The novel zeroes in on 1960s British TV but has appeal beyond that.
The idea of “summer movies” is already past its time, as “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” prove that “summer” is now year-round in the movie business. Still, old habits die hard – such as […]
“Phantom Thread” – Auteur Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest effort is every bit as pretty as it is pretty empty. Daniel Day Lewis does his level best to single-handedly save the film with his method-acting superpowers, but […]
“Darkest Hour” – Gary Oldman is the best part of Joe Wright’s stridently ordinary biopic about Winston Churchill. The film is a paint-by-numbers affair that shows Churchill’s journey from awkward political interloper to the legend celebrated […]
John’s “The Post” review, Jan. 21, 2018 Michael’s “The Post” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018
Michael’s “Hidden Figures” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
“American Dreams” Season 3 (2004-05, NBC), episodes 1-5 – Like the new show “Jack & Bobby,” “American Dreams” conjures up better days, but it looks to the past instead of the future. It lionizes the […]