Warning: This post, a review of Da 5 Bloods, is political. Oh wait, all I had to do was mention four words. A SPIKE LEE JOINT. The activist-filmmaker has been at it for decades now. His movies entertain. They educate. But, more often than not, they seek to challenge. It’s who he is and what …
Finding yourself is tough. It’s hard enough when you are a teen. Harder even still when you’re the youngest sibling of perhaps the greatest detective alive. Then there is the seemingly impenetrable glass ceiling that comes with living in Victorian times keeping you down!? Enter Enola Holmes. Inspired by a series of novels by Nancy …
Based on an actual lie… That is the opening text of The Farewell, and while the description is accurate, the irony is that the film, based on real-life experiences of writer and director Lulu Wang, contains some universal and powerful truths. Family coming together amidst crisis, the ways we mourn, and how we can find …
“Yeah. About that. So, this is today. Today is yesterday. And tomorrow is also today. It’s one of those infinite time loop situations you might have heard about,” said Nyles, the seemingly carefree protagonist of the romantic comedy, Palm Springs. “Yeah. About that. So, this is today. Today is yesterday. And tomorrow is also today. …
Freaky Friday. Alternate title: Extreme Empathy. Okay, not really. But, hey, it could work. More on that later. There are four – yes, count it – four versions of Freaky Friday. Starting in 1976, with a 13-year-old Jodie Foster (!!!), and with three subsequent versions in 1995, 2003, and 2018. Each different, but the basic …
Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) is truly mesmorizing in his portrayal of Elton John in the bio-fantasy musical Rocketman. Ahh, but the music, though. Crocodile Rock! Saturday Night’s Allright for Fighting! I’m Still Standing! And… and…. Oh, who are we kidding? The real star of the movie is the costumes! All 85 of them, …
“Dear friend…” Those two words were written, or rather, typed, by the young and troubled protagonist of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie, as he journals and faces an uncertain and anxiety-filled future, that way most incoming high school freshmen do. The “friend” was an unknown. “You could write about us.” And with those …
Why is a movie called a movie?
It’s short for moving pictures, bunches of still images moving so, so fast – 24 frames per second, in most cases – that it fools the eye. An Illusion. MAGIC.
And it has the power to move us.