Yearly Archives: 2020






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



To say that Tesla is an unconventional, comedic biopic would be an understatement. Writer-director Michael Almereyda introduces the enigmatic futurist to the audience with a humorous ice cream fight between Nikola Tesla, played by a brooding Ethan Hawke, and his nemesis Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan). The exchange is so catty it can […]

Tesla Review: Ethan Hawke Modernizes & Memorializes Brilliant Scientist