Dan Skip Allen
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Fatherland Review – Gorgeous Cinematography As Always From Pawlikowski In His Cold War Trilogy
By Dan Skip Allen “Fatherland” is the latest film from acclaimed Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski. The director of such films as “Ida”, and “Civil War”. He’s a foreign director, so his movies have subtitles and a foreign aesthetic to them.… Continue reading
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The Only Living Pickpocket In New York Review – A Tour De Force Performance From John Turturro In This Love Letter To The Big Apple
By Dan Skip Allen Film festivals can be a good source of news and buzz about a new movie. The people who go see films there come out positively or negatively about a particular movie. In the case of “The… Continue reading
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Wildwood Review – A Stop-Motion Animated Film That Deserves The Academy Award For Best Animated Feature, Because It’s That Good!
By Dan Skip Allen Laika is a stop-motion animation studio owned by Phil Knight, the owner of Nike, and is run by his son Travis Knight. Knight is the producer and director of “Wildwood” a fantasy film. Their latest stop-motion… Continue reading
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A Talent For Murder Review – This Film Takes An Established Concept And Gives It A Whole New Feel And Narrative Structure
By Dan Skip Allen One of my favorite films of 1999 was “The Talented Mr. Ripley”.The movie is based on the Patricia Highsmith novel. It has a great protagonist, Tom Ripley, who is proficient in forging signatures, counterfeiting things, and… Continue reading
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Tenzing Review – A Historical Biopic That I Didn’t Know I Needed Until I Saw It
By Dan Skip Allen The world has been around for a long time, and there are a lot of things that have been described as breaking records and so forth. One of the biggest things for a long time that… Continue reading
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You Can See Everything Review – Truly One Of The Most Eye-Opening Film Experiences I’ve Had In Years
By Dan Skip Allen I remember the buzz around the Hulu Series, “The Dropout” a few years ago. So I made sure I watched it. Before that, honestly, I didn’t know anything about Elizabeth Holmes. Either do to me having… Continue reading
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Fjord Review – A Film With Difficult Subject Matter That May Translate To Some More Than Others
By Dan Skip Allen “Fjord” is directed by Cristian Munjiu. It premiered at this past May’s Festival De Cannes and won the Palme D’ore. Adding another phenomenal film to NEON’s tally of six consecutive winners. That’s a lot to live… Continue reading
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Whalefall Review – A Panic-Inducing Anxiety Ridden Edge Of Your Seat Rollercoater Ride Of Emotions
By Dan Skip Allen Sometimes, there are films that come out that take you as a viewer by surprise. One of those movies is “Whalefall”. I always try to keep up with the happenings of Cinemacon every year because it… Continue reading
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Wicker Review – A Fantasy Film With Domestic Aspects A Lot Of People Will Relate To Although In Funny Way
By Dan Skip Allen “Wicker” is based on a short story called “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Willis-Jones and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January before playing at the BFI Festival this month before its wide theatrical release.… Continue reading
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VisionQuest Review – Another Terrific MCU Mini-Series That Terry Matalas Takes The Already Established Characters And Runs With Them
By Dan Skip Allen The MCU could be accused of mainly concentrating on a dozen or so characters since its inception back in 2008. One of those characters isn’t the Vision (Paul Bettany), though. Once this character was introduced in… Continue reading
