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Monthly Archives: March 2019

Disney has been a bender lately, turning their classic animated films into live action spectacles. Their latest, Dumbo, is one of the Mouse House’s legendary movies that would seem to be the most conducive to a live action look. Toss in the fact that they hired Tim Burton to direct […]

Dumbo Review: Animated Classic Becomes a Tim Burton Beauty

March 30, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Dumbo / Tim Burton by joeldamos

Once you get through the expositional haze that flows through Harmony Korine’s latest Florida sunshine-soaked film, Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) utters something utterly brilliant. He tells a friend of his that the key to life is “caring about everything and nothing at all.” That entire sentence embodies Korine’s story, and it […]

The Beach Bum Review: Caring About Everything and Nothing At ...

March 30, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Harmony Korine / The Beach Bum by joeldamos

Barry Jenkins is one incredible storyteller whose panorama is lush with beautiful colored tones, rich musical score and actors uttering prose that would make Shakespeare proud. He achieved that in droves and won Best Picture with Moonlight and now he’s back bringing James Baldwin’s book If Beale Street Could Talk […]

If Beale Street Could Talk Blu-Ray Review: One of the ...

March 30, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Barry Jenkins / DVD Reviews / If Beale Street Could Talk by joeldamos

The stunning story of how a group of terrorists landed the Indian city of Mumbai and launched a terror attack that played out of four days is expertly told by rookie director Anthony Maras in Hotel Mumbai. Dev Patel is Arjun, a member of the elite waitstaff at the Taj […]

Hotel Mumbai Review: A Terrifying True Tale Everyone Must See

March 29, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews by joeldamos

OK, huge fan of Guillermo del Toro, especially when he heads down the thriller/horror road. He’s the producer on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and has been championing the project for some. Now, director’s André Øvredal terrifying tale has unveiled its first trailer. The film arrives from a […]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: First Trailer Terrifies

March 28, 2019 in Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Hotel Mumbai is the extraordinary and thrilling true tale of 2008 terrorist attack on the legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in the titular Indian city. The Movie Mensch spoke with director Anthony Maras for an exclusive interview about the horrific tragedy and how one brings that to the screen in […]

Hotel Mumbai Exclusive: Director Spotlights “Compassionate, Selfless” Heroes of Terrorist ...

March 28, 2019 in Interviews tagged Hotel Mumbai / interviews by joeldamos

How well did Aquaman do during its theatrical release? It joined that rare cinematic club of billion-dollar-making movies … yes, that’s billion with a “b.” In case you missed it, or want to watch it again and again (which I recommend purchasing it because it’s that much fun and is […]

Aquaman Blu-Ray Review: Dive In!

March 26, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews by joeldamos

Marvel does marketing almost better than anyone and today lands some world-tour posters from the upcoming webbed wonder sequel, Spider-Man: Far from Home. As teased in that brilliant Spider-Man sequel trailer, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is heading to Europe with his classmates to learn a little history and of course, […]

Spider-Man Far From Home European Vacation Posters Drop

March 25, 2019 in Movie Posters tagged Movie Posters / Spider-Man: Far From Home by joeldamos

When it was announced that Disney was going to pursue a sequel to their iconic Mary Poppins, many in the film press business wondered, “Why?!” First of all, author P.L. Travers had numerous tales about the nanny with powers that go beyond helping to rear good natured children—so, why not?! […]

Mary Poppins Returns Blu-Ray Review: A Little Light Fantastic!

March 25, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD/Blu-Ray / Mary Poppins Returns by joeldamos