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  • Mank Review

    It has been widely said over the decades that Citizen Kane is the greatest film of all time. Rumors of its origins have been spreading around Hollywood and the country for decades. This story has been one that has been criticized because… Continue reading

  • Ammonite Review

    Francis Lee usually writes and directs character studies that focus on small people and small places. He takes these people and places and puts a microscope on them. Normally, nobody would care about the subject matter, but his deft hand… Continue reading

  • Uncle Frank Review

    Alan Ball is primarily known for writing tv shows such as Six Feet Under, True Blood, and Here and Now, as well as the Academy Award-winning Best Picture from 1999, American Beauty. He has done some directing as well, mostly tv shows, but in… Continue reading

  • Hillbilly Elegy Review

    Ron Howard has directed all kinds of films in his 40-year directing career. He’s done biopics. He’s done period pieces. But this is the first time he’s directed a movie for a streaming service. Hillbilly Elegy is a combination of all of… Continue reading

  • One Night In Miami Review

    Regina King has been having quite a great few years in her career rrcently. First, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk in 2019. Just two months ago, she won an… Continue reading

  • Sound of Metal Review

    Movies about musicians have been very prevalent over the years. Sometimes they are about real musicians, but more often they are about fictional musicians and or their loved ones. Writers have to find a hook that ties to the musician… Continue reading

  • I’m Your Woman Review

    Julia Hart has directed a few movies before I’m Your Woman. Her previous work Fast Color, Mrs. Stevens, and Star Girl all focus on the teen experience in some form or other. These films are very different than her new film. Hart tends to write… Continue reading

  • The Father Review

    Anthony Hopkins is widely considered one of the greatest actors living today. His turn as Hannibal Lecter garnered him wide acclaim as he won his only Best Actor Academy Award in 1992 for Silence of the Lambs. Great performances as the… Continue reading

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review

    Aaron Sorkin directed his first film in 2017 when he made Molly’s Game. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is his 2nd directorial outing, but it may be the most logical project he’s worked on since The West Wing because of its subject matter which… Continue reading

  • All In: The Fight For Democracy

    A Film that is as important as it’s subject matter! Over the decades, this country has had its fair share of voter fraud and even downright intimidation at the polls, mostly in the southern states but sometimes out West. Voter… Continue reading