It may sound like an exotic corporate safari, but no…these are the three films I recommend most you not leave off of your holiday watch list. The Lobster is one of the most unique, downright bizarre films you are likely to ever see. In a dystopian society where being single is a capital crime, The Lobster lays out … Continue reading
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Girl on the Train a rough commute
NOPE – It’s never a good sign when you finish watching a film and you ask yourself “What was the point?” Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin says he likes on-screen arguments where both sides are right. So, then, is the opposite equally effective? Arguments where all sides are wrong and lack any moral clarity whatsoever? Not so … Continue reading
Suicide Squad dies on the vine
NOPE – Few films can live up to the hype and buzz generated by a year-long blitz of online trailers, teasers, and marketing grenades. Stars Wars: The Force Awakens an example of a film that actually did. Suicide Squad? Well, let’s just say that all of those reports and rumors of studio panic and buyer’s remorse have now been … Continue reading
Glass always half full
When I first met Andrea Muller nearly a year ago I was immediately taken by a level of talent and drive not often seen in young actors today. So few seem to be truly optimistic about their chances for survival in this difficult “industry” of the arts. After watching Andrea perform a monologue, I couldn’t … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions
Sharpen your crayons and mark your ballots. Here are tonight’s big winners: BEST ACTOR Funny how a 41-year-old actor can actually be considered overdue for an Oscar, but that seems to be the sentiment pushing Leonardo DiCaprio over the finish line. He has delivered many more dynamic performances in prior years, but he definitely bled … Continue reading
Best Films of 2015
Something tells me 2015 will be looked back upon by film historians as a year when extremely difficult subject matters were explored with unparalleled honesty. Or maybe it was just another year of great cinema from a collection of talented, thoughtful storytellers. Either way, here are my favorites from this past year: 1 Steve Jobs … Continue reading
Tarantino gets away with bloody murder
NOPE – The bad news is I spent a nice chunk of money to take my brother-in-law and two youngest sons to a matinée of Quentin Tarantino’s Christmas gift to society,The Hateful Eight. The good news is I can now firmly say I am cutting ties with the once innovative, provocative filmmaker, and will not waste … Continue reading
The Force Awakens indeed
YEP YEP – A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…an adventure began that has gone on to capture our collective imagination like no other. Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrived this past week with more fanfare than any film in history. Not surprisingly, the box office receipts have rewarded it big time; as this, … Continue reading
Fassbender, Sorkin, and Boyle get Steve Jobs right
INSPIRED – “Is this a strategy or a problem?” a reporter asks Apple icon Steve Jobs moments before he is set to step on stage to launch the NeXT Cube, his now infamous computer that was introduced long before it was ready to actually function. And that was the genius of Jobs. He always understood that … Continue reading
If you only see one movie this year…
INSPIRED…see Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. This is that rare film that you will most likely go into knowing next to nothing about, have almost no familiarity with the cast, and will be left with an undeniable lump in your throat. Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, known mostly for his work on the FX show American … Continue reading
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