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Charlie Plummer delivers a performance in Words on Bathroom Walls that years from now, we’ll look back at as the film that lit the fuse of his career. His take on Adam, a teenager who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia is explosive, resonant, important, highly emotional, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. There […]

Words on Bathroom Walls Review: YA Romance Blossoms

August 21, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Words on Bathroom Walls by joeldamos

Unhinged had billed itself as the first movie that was going to get you back into movie theaters. Time has shown that is not going to be the case, that “honor” will go to some other film down the line as the latest flick starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe is […]

Unhinged Review: Russell Crowe Has Issues

August 21, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Russell Crowe / Unhinged by joeldamos

What is well known in American history is that our 52 of our citizens were held in Iran for 444 days before they achieved freedom. What is not as well known is that there was a rescue mission led by American Special Ops that was noble in effort, yet tragic […]

Desert One Review: Doc Spotlights Fateful Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

August 21, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Desert One / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Disney has a way with storytelling that even if it seems like a tale would be a saccharine filled journey, it rides right up alongside too-sweet and sticks the landing in the most heartfelt of places. That is certainly the case with The One and Only Ivan, airing on Disney+ […]

The One and Only Ivan Review: Bryan Cranston Goes Ape!

August 19, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The One and Only Ivan by joeldamos

The first trailer for the sequel to Murder on the Orient Express has landed and it firmly places Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot in the midst of another crime that only he can solve. Death on the Nile, like Murder before it, features an all-star cast—all the more folks to point […]

Death on the Nile Trailer: Kenneth Branagh Returns to Agatha ...

August 19, 2020 in Movie Trailers tagged Death on the Nile / Kenneth Branagh / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

With our second installment of The Movie Mensch’s monthly column that looks at cinematic perfection personified, The Perfect Scene points its spotlight at Steven Spielberg and his Jurassic Park. What strikes first about the two scenes we’re saluting, is that last month’s selection—Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights—utilized Rick Springfield’s smash […]

The Perfect Scene #2: A T-Rex Attacks Jurassic Park

August 19, 2020 in Movie News / Opinion Piece tagged Jurassic Park / Movie News / Steven Spielberg / The Perfect Scene by joeldamos

The Criterion Collection has been bringing attention to a slate of films that are worthy of a unique look since 1984. The legendary collection just unveiled its November flicks that will certainly warm up the house as the temperatures start to fall outside. Fans have been lining up to purchase […]

The Criterion Collection Announces Its Sensational November Titles

August 18, 2020 in DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD/Blu-Ray by joeldamos

There is something about the landscape of World War II that seems to offer a never-ending source of storytelling opportunities. Indie studio Bleecker Street has unveiled the first trailer for the post-World War II set The Secrets We Keep. Noomi Rapace stars as a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, […]

The Secrets We Keep Trailer Bows: Noomi Rapace Seeks Jewish ...

August 18, 2020 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Secrets We Keep by joeldamos

Sputnik famously served as the moniker for the Russian satellite whose journey into outer space proved to be a historic first. The USSR had (for only a few months) beaten the Americans in the space race. Given that title, those who get to witness the new horror/thriller/sci-fi flick, from the […]

Sputnik Review: From Russia with Horror!

August 16, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Trailers / Sputnik by joeldamos