The Orthodox faith within the Jewish religion is one that has been featured numerous times on the big screen – from The Jazz Singer, Fiddler on the Roof to The Chosen, A Price Above Rubles and A Stranger Among Us. Each had varying levels of success, critically and commercially. What […]
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Amy Schumer busted through the stand-up comic turned movie star wall when she collaborated with Judd Apatow and delivered the divine Trainwreck. She returned to the silver screen next with legend Goldie Hawn in the thoroughly disappointing Snatched. With her latest, I Feel Pretty, the comedienne scores by pairing up […]
I Feel Pretty Review: Amy Schumer Is Witty & Bright ...
For many tennis aficionados, the 1980 Wimbledon final between Björn Borg and John McEnroe was the greatest match of all-time. It is, in my humble opinion, but that is where the film Borg vs. McEnroe only begins its overhand smash of success. As the pair embarked on the path to […]
Borg vs. McEnroe Review: Tennis True Tale Serves Nothing But ...
There is an understanding between filmmakers of turn your brain off monster movies that aspire to be blockbusters and audiences. The viewer needs to take a lot for granted and just strap themselves in, dive into that popcorn and enjoy the show. If that is a something that is super […]
Rampage Review: Going Ape with Dwayne Johnson
John Krasinski has directed a masterpiece with A Quiet Place in only his third true big screen turn behind the camera. He also co-wrote the screenplay and stars in the horror-thriller-alien invasion film that is destined to be a classic. The creative force of nature behind A Quiet Place stars […]
A Quiet Place Review: A Silent Stunner
What is so fascinating about John Curran’s Chappaquiddick is that this is a Kennedy clan tragedy that has never found its way to the silver screen prior to the film that hits theaters with Jason Clarke in the lead role as Ted Kennedy. It was the summer of ’69 (and […]
Chappaquiddick Review: Teddy’s Travails
Steven Spielberg was right to jump all over the opportunity to make Ready Player One. The beloved book by Ernest Cline (who co-wrote the screenplay with Zak Penn) would make a movie that was firmly in the iconic filmmaker’s wheelhouse. The minute that first Ready Player One trailer hit, all […]
Ready Player One Review: Spielberg Plays To Win
Be careful where you put your signature! In Unsane, Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy, The Crown) heads into a facility she found on the web. She is seeking a little counseling from a therapist to help her with some terrifying adjustment issues. After the appointment, she is […]
Unsane Is Insane: Steven Soderbergh & His iPhone Craft Empowering ...
In 2001, a video game leapt to the big screen with a case of casting made in heaven. Tomb Raider could not have chosen a better Lara Croft than Angelina Jolie. She would return for a sequel, 2003’s Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, but that would be […]