Tag: 2023
Outlaw Johnny Black Pontificates As Much as It Entertains
Black Dynamite has grown to become a cult classic in film circles with the blaxploitation parody spinning off into a cartoon show amidst its success. The team behind the film is back with Outlaw Johnny Black, a play…
Read More »Barbie is the Perfect, Entertaining Blend of Camp, Humor, and Social Messaging
Barbie has fast become one of the most anticipated films of the year amidst a marketing campaign that some believe may be the best in film history. Actress/writer/director on the rise Greta Gerwig teams up with star Margot…
Read More »Earth Mama Has an Important Story but Can Be a Tedious Watch (Sundance Film Festival)
Earth Mama tells the tale of Gia (Tia Nomore), a single mother who has lost her two children Trey (Ca’Ron Coleman) and Shaynah (Alexis Rivas) to foster care amidst her drug addiction and struggle with poverty. Gia seeks…
Read More »Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – High Octane Action + a Topical Villain = Summer Blockbuster Done Right
After the unexpected box office shattering performance of Top Gun: Maverick last summer, Tom Cruise has been cemented in the minds of many as the king of the box office and savior of the theatrical experience. Halfway through…
Read More »Joy Ride Offers Genuine Laughs and Touching Journeys of Self Discovery
Comedies have all but disappeared from the multiplexes across America, replaced by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s action comedies. But fans of more adult skewed humor have been lamenting the lack of options in theaters for them in recent…
Read More »Past Lives Powerfully Brings Love to the Big Screen, in All Its Glory and Pain
“If you leave something behind, you gain something too.” Past Lives follows the connection between Na Young (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo), two children who befriend each other in South Korea but lose contact with each…
Read More »Flamin’ Hot is a Classic Feel Good Movie, For Better or Worse
Flamin’ Hot is an autobiographical look at the story of Richard Montanez (Jesse Garcia), the son of a Mexican immigrant, who becomes a janitor at Frito-Lay after his wife Judy (Annie Gonzalez) becomes pregnant with their first child…
Read More »L’Immensita’s Story Fails to Match the Strength of Its Themes (Sundance Film Festival)
Set in 1970s Rome, L’Immensita tells the tale of Adriana (Luana Giuliani), the oldest daughter of Felice (Vincenzo Amaro) and Clara (Penélope Cruz) who are a couple in an unhappy and abusive marriage. As her parents struggle Adriana…
Read More »You Hurt My Feelings Review (Sundance Film Festival)
You Hurt My Feelings follows novelist Beth (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who is in the process of writing a new novel after her previous effort failed to make a big splash. Beth’s psychiatrist husband, Don (Tobias Menzies) supports his wife’s…
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Oppenheimer Explores Guilt, Crisis of Conscience in Fusion of Biopic and Tense Procedural Drama
A three-hour biographical drama shot partially in black-and-white does not usually sound like a recipe for a mid-summer theatrical release, but the formula for blockbuster success changes when director Christopher Nolan is involved. His latest film seeks to…
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