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Film Review: ‘Young Washington’ is Hardly Worthy of the Father of Our Country
The birth of America, at least to me, is riveting, especially in the underdog nature of how the nation began. Do we live up to the ideals set forth by our founding fathers? No, not always (and I’m only talking about their idealistic goals for the country, not their many personal faults), but it’s a […] More
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Film Review: ‘Supergirl’ Has a Very Different Tone Than Her Cousin (With Entertaining Yet Inconsistent Results)
Last year, I fell hard for James Gunn‘s take on Superman (that rave review is here). That film had a sense of hope that truly was not just needed, but essential to our current times. Supergirl is not Superman, and that’s okay. As the character says in the movie, her heroic cousin sees the good […] More
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Film Review: ‘Lucky Strike’ is a Propulsive World War II Survival Tale
If there’s one villain who audiences will always love to see get their comeuppance on the big screen, it’s the Nazis. As such, a World War II film has the ability to be both fun and serious, as the weight of the war can be honored, all while showing a despicable enemy getting dispatched. Rod […] More
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Film Review: Hayley Kiyoko Makes a Disappointing Directorial Debut with ‘Girls Like Girls’
While it contains impassioned performances, the aesthetic and thematic presentation of Girls Like Girls lacks in vision. More
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Film Review: ‘The Invite’ Features Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, Seth Rogen, and Olivia Wilde Thriving in a Smart and Even Profound Sex Comedy
Too often, a sex comedy is treated as low art. Comedy on the whole can be a genre that suffers as such, but when things get a bit raunchy, you rarely see the work have even the slightest air of prestige. The fact that The Invite is being treated as such is just one of […] More
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Film Review: ‘Toy Story 5’ is a Stunningly Successful Sequel and a Beautiful Ode to the Power of Play
Pixar, I’m sorry that I ever doubted you. I’ve been on record that the original three Toy Story films are perfect and one of the great trilogies. So, especially when Toy Story 3 ended so brilliantly, why tempt fate? Then, Toy Story 4 came and defied the odds, being a more than worthy sequel (Lightyear […] More
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Film Review: Spend Some Breezy Time on the Links with Edward Burns in the Family Dramedy ‘Finnegan’s Foursome’
Golf may be one of the more unique past times or sports out there. For those who play it, there’s nothing like it, especially considering how it’s the only sport that you can play at a high level as a senior citizen. For those who don’t, it’s among the most boring things out there. I […] More
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Hollywood Does Abortion’ Looks at How the Medical Procedure Has Been Depicted in Cinema and On Television
When you think of how abortion is depicted on screen, most people, whether consciously or unconsciously, divide it into two categories. There’s the right wing propaganda, meant to scare young women into keeping unwanted pregnancies, and there’s Hollywood (or the independent film world), on the other side of the divide. While there’s certainly truth in […] More
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Act One’ Turns an Actor’s Process into a Psychological Thriller
The drive to be the best and perfect one’s craft is not just one of the hallmarks of many an artist/athlete/creative, it’s also absolute catnip for cinema. At their heights, you can get something like Black Swan or Whiplash, which becomes irresistible to the Academy as well. In the case of Act One, things aren’t […] More
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Ponderosa’ is a Unique Yet Rather Baffling Experience
What the hell did I just watch? To call Ponderosa a baffling film is an understatement. So much of what happens in this picture seems to be random, which I know it’s not, but it’s such a struggle to get on its wavelength that it’s uniqueness isn’t a compliment. Now, props to writer/director Rob Rice […] More
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Mario’ Looks Reverentially at the Legendary New York Governor and His Politics of Compassion
Few politicians of their era have fascinated historians like Mario Cuomo. Here we have a popular governor, one who was a rare bright spot for the Democratic party at that point, who vocally presented an alternative path to that of Republican Ronald Reagan. And yet, he opted never to run for President of the United […] More
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Film Review: Steven Spielberg is Still at the Height of His Powers with the Full Cinematic Experience That is ‘Disclosure Day’
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? That’s not just the tagline for Disclosure Day. It’s also the film’s central thesis, alongside the notion that maybe, instead of fear, it could change things for the better? Working again in the realm of aliens […] More
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