I’ve been convinced that Doris Day can do no wrong. In “Pillow Talk,” Day plays a independent interior decorator who shares a party-line with a playboy song writer (Rock Hudson), as […]
Hundred-Word Review – “Pillow Talk” (1959)
Hundred-Word Review – “The Pirate” (1948)
Why is it that Gene Kelly keeps playing creepy, unsettling jerks in every movie, besides “Singin’ in the Rain”? In “The Pirate,” Kelly plays a traveling performer in the Caribbean, […]
Movie Review – “BlacKkKlansmen”
Despite Spike Lee’s bizarre career filled with decisive and polarizing films, sometimes of questionable quality, Lee has always been a filmmaker that’s worn his emotions on his sleeves and has […]
Movie Review – “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946)
What makes Hollywood in the 1940s so fascinating from my perspective is the way morally taboo subject matters are addressed without ever even hinting at them. The strict Hayes code […]
Movie Review – “The Spy Who Dumped Me” (2018)
To be honest, the only reason I went to see “The Spy Who Dumped Me” is because I genuinely find Kate McKinnon to be hilarious in everything she does and […]
Movie Review – “Eighth Grade” (2018)
We all remember our adolescence, for better or worse. For most people, it’s that unbelievably awkward and confusing time where the innocence of childhood comes crashing down but we’re not […]
Movie Review – “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” (1974)
The 1970s was the renaissance in filmmaking. It was the first time in over 40 years that Hollywood’s many limitations were lifted and filmmakers could tell more brutally honest stories […]
Movie Review – “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (2018)
The “Mission: Impossible” franchise is one of those rare series that gets better with each entry. While most long running franchises become simplistic and lazy with later entries, such as […]
