“A Quiet Place” is one of those rare films where words cannot do the film justice, much like sound throughout the film. It is entirely a visual spectacle that uses […]
Movie Review – “A Quiet Place” (2018)
Movie Review – “Blockers” (2018)
“Blockers” took me by surprise in more ways in than one. Based off of the promotional material alone, this one looked like just another run-of-the-mill raunchy R-rated comedy in the same […]
Movie Review – “Captain Blood” (1935)
Whether you know it or not, most of the lore and well-accepted facts about pirates in film came from Michael Curtiz’s “Captain Blood.” The film is also responsible for launching […]
Movie Review – “A Man Escaped” (1956)
“A Man Escaped” is, above all else, an experience in claustrophobia. Set in a Nazi prison for members of the French Resistance, the film follows Fontaine (Francois Leterrier) as he […]
Movie Review – “Dark Victory” (1939)
Before soap operas could be broadcast daily on television, there had to be movies that gave viewers the same impact of a melodrama about eccentric people getting into life-and-death situations. […]
Movie Review – “Fanny and Alexander” (1982)
Now that I have watched five Ingmar Bergman films, I think I can safely say that none of his films resonate with me and that they are more irritating than enjoyable. Sitting […]
Movie Review – “Wings” (1927)
If some films age like wine, while others age like wet bread, then William A. Wellman’s “Wings” is just about the finest vintage a movie can get. Released in 1927, […]
Movie Review – “A Night to Remember” (1958)
Believe it or not, James Cameron’s “Titanic” was not the first time the tragic tale of the unsinkable luxury ship was adapted to film – and many would argue it […]
