I don’t use the term “modern tragedy” lightly. To me, a tragedy invokes a Shakespearian-like character, one who is just and honorable, as his own good intentions ruin any hope […]
Movie Review – “A Place in the Sun” (1951)
Movie Review – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019)
Maybe it was because of the way I was raised, but I’ve always associated the phrase “Once Upon a Time..” with a classic fairy tale or fantasy. As I’ve grown […]
Movie Review – “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956)
While it pales in comparison to its 1978 remake, the original “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” still proves to be a relevant, almost film noir-like, science fiction flick. Like most […]
Movie Review – “Crawl” (2019)
For a short thriller about a family trapped in a flooding house surrounded by alligators in the middle of a hurricane, you really can’t get much better than “Crawl.” It […]
Movie Review – “Midsommar” (2019)
If there’s one thing Ari Aster’s horror movies excel at, it is the unsettling fear of the unknown. The dread of “Hereditary” came from the first hour of build-up, unclear […]
Movie Review – “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019)
It’s a little unfortunate that we’ve now reached a point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that it is nearly impossible to talk about how spectacular one of the entries is […]
Movie Review – “Z” (1969)
It is difficult to discuss “Z” in great detail, mostly because it is a political thriller based on real events in the 1960s. The film opens up with the statement […]
Movie Review – “Cleo from 5 to 7” (1962)
French New Wave cinema has never been one of my favorite film movements, despite being one of the most important and artistic movements cinema has ever seen. These films are the definition […]
