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LA Confidential Retro Review- The Best Film Noir Since Chinatown
James Ellroy is an established author who has written a bunch of books about LA in the past, usually in the 50s or 60s. He loves this era. Which makes LA Confidential a must-read. That was an easy book to… Continue reading
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Monster Review- A Perfectly Written, Acted An Crafted Film By Kore-eda and Company
Monster is the latest film from legendary Japanese Hirokazu Kore-eda, the filmmaker behind Shoplifters, The Broker, and The Third Murder in recent years. He’s a director who has made films about fascinating subject matters. He puts a thought-provoking angle on… Continue reading
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Napoleon Review- A Solid Historical Biopic That Didn’t Reach The Heights That It Should Have
Napoleon has been a historical figure that filmmakers have wanted to make films about for years. Stanley Kubrick was very close to making a film about this French dictator but that turned into Barry Lyndon. Cary Joji Fukunaga was very… Continue reading
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Maestro Review- A Master Filmmaker At Work Combined With Phenomenal Performances By Cooper and Mulligan Make This One Of The Best Films Of The Year
Leonard Bernstein is considered one of the greatest composers/conductors in history. He has created some amazing scores and music. His music is just the tip of the iceberg regarding his life. This film delves into all the sordid affairs and… Continue reading
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review- The Dichotomy Of The Have And Have Nots Is Very Evident Once Again
The Hunger Games is a series of films that starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. It’s a young adult book series based on the dystopian future by Suzanne Collins. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the prequel to those… Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Review- Roth Creates A Feast For the Eyes If Your A Horror Fan, But Not Much Else
The Grindhouse was a double feature film that came out back in 2007. The pair of films Death Proof and Planet Terror was directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Between the two films for trailers for other films that… Continue reading
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Four Daughters Review- (Doc NYC 2023) An Unconventional Way To Tell A Story
Documentary filmmaking can be a mixed bag. So many topics and stories can be put into film but most of them are stories of people and situations I haven’t heard of before. Probably a lot of people haven’t heard of… Continue reading
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Flipside Review- (Doc NYC 2023) A Struggling Filmmaker Takes Stock of His Life and Others
Flipside is about Christopher Wilcha a documentary filmmaker, or as he says he is a commercial director. He just got started in the filmmaking business as a documentary filmmaker. His first film, The Target Shoots First, was a breakout hit… Continue reading
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Drift Review (Miami GEMS 2023)- A Good Performance From Erivo Is Combined By Beautiful Cinematography
Cynthia Erivo is an actress I’ve been watching for a little while now. In terms of her career, she has done a little bit of everything. Harriet was her breakout role back in 2019 but she’s been in some great… Continue reading
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