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Monthly Archives: November 2018

Robin Williams is one of a kind, and a talent that the world is sorely missing in this period of history where we could all use a lot more laughing. For fans of his—and anyone who appreciates the humor end of the entertainment spectrum—Time-Life has a release that is stunning, […]

Robin Williams Comic Genius: DVD Collection Captures Brilliance & So ...

November 28, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Robin Williams by joeldamos

The first teaser trailer for the stunning-looking Artemis Fowl has landed from Disney. It looks sensational. Artemis Fowl is based on the smash YA book series by Eoin Colfer and is being brought to the big screen by a man who knows a thing or two about adapting literary greats, […]

Artemis Fowl Teaser Trailer: Disney Brings Classic Novel to Life

November 27, 2018 in Movie Trailers tagged Artemis Fowl / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Operation Finale tells the unbelievable true (and sadly timely) story of how Israeli Secret Service captured Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann in Argentina, years after the curtain was closed on World War II. Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley put on a clinic, respectively as the Israeli Secret Service against […]

Chris Weitz on “Surges in Nationalism” & Timeliness of Operation ...

November 26, 2018 in Interviews tagged Ben Kingsley / Chris Weitz / Exclusives / interviews / Operation Finale / Oscar Isaac by joeldamos

Blindspotting is first and foremost, one of the best pictures of the year. The film chronicles three days in the life of Collin (Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs) … and they are some seriously stressful 72 hours for our protagonist and eye-opening entertainment for everyone who has the fortune of witnessing Carlos […]

Blindspotting Blu-Ray Review: Hilarious, Heartfelt and Insanely Intense

November 24, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Blindspotting / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray by joeldamos

The first trailer for the live action The Lion King has landed, and it is remarkably like that first trailer for the animated, Oscar winning classic that arrived decades ago. Just as he did with The Jungle Book, director Jon Favreau has done something extraordinary in bringing to the screen […]

The Lion King Trailer: Jon Favreau’s Latest Live Action Disney ...

November 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by joeldamos

For this writer, revisiting the epic fall from grace of Senator Gary Hart in his 1988 presidential campaign is still painfully raw. There was something about the unbridled optimism that Hart projected in his primary run for the Democratic Party nomination that was electric. Fresh off a surprising 1984 effort […]

The Front Runner Review: A Stunning Hart-Breaking Story

November 22, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Hugh Jackman / Movie Reviews / The Front Runner by joeldamos

Creed II is a solid sequel, but it is missing a little somethin’ somethin’, Ryan Coogler. The director of the first Creed and of course the instantly iconic Black Panther is still a producer on the film. But the emotional anvil that came along with his 2015 effort that expanded […]

Creed II Review: Firmly in the Rocky Sequel Zone

November 22, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Creed II / Michael B. Jordan / Movie Reviews / Sylvester Stallone by joeldamos

Not sure what is more surprising: The fact that the incredible true story of the friendship between Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) hasn’t been made into a movie before now or the fact that the stunning film was directed by Peter Farrelly. That’s right, the […]

Green Book Review: Viggo Mortensen & Mahershala Ali’s Triumphant True ...

November 22, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Green Book / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

When Steve McQueen delivered 12 Years a Slave, it was a cinematic announcement to the world that a filmmaker was going to leave us a cinematic legacy of litmus tests for our society, past and present. His latest, Widows, may seem like an enormous departure. In fact, it is not. It […]

Widows Review: Steve McQueen, Viola Davis Craft a Stunner

November 16, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Liam Neeson / Movie Reviews / Viola Davis / Widows by joeldamos