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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

August 18, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Ethan Hawke / Movie Reviews / Tesla by Landon H. Johnson

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

The first trailer for Netflix’s The Devil All the Time will rock you. It features an all-star cast, led by Tom Holland—in his first role that didn’t find him being Peter Parker or Spider-Man in some time—as well as Robert Pattinson (soon, at some point, to be seen in Tenet), […]

The Devil All the Time Trailer: Robert Pattinson Preaches

August 13, 2020 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / Robert Pattinson / The Devil All the Time / Tom Holland by joeldamos

It has been said that music has a healing quality. Perhaps that’s why there’s such a theme of resurgence that echoes throughout director Sergio Navarretta’s The Cuban. Shot against a picturesque Havana landscape, The Cuban is a radiant melting pot of culture enriched with themes of human connection. With an […]

The Cuban: A Love Letter to Havana

August 12, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Cuban by Landon H. Johnson

The High Note follows Maggie (Dakota Johnson) as she works as a personal assistant to music superstar Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), who finds her career at a crossroads. The Diva is still selling out arenas, but the tug of shaking things up is gnawing at her soul—Davis hasn’t had […]

The High Note Blu-Ray Review: Tracee Ellis Ross Makes An ...

August 11, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The High Note by joeldamos

David Ayer is a fascinating filmmaker. He wrote The Fast and the Furious and penned Training Day, the film that would earn Denzel Washington his first Best Actor Oscar. Ayer also stepped behind the camera and gave the world an instant classic in End of Watch as well as Fury, […]

The Tax Collector Review: David Ayer’s Latest LA Street Story

August 10, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Bobby Soto / David Ayer / Movie Reviews / Shia LaBeouf / The Tax Collector by joeldamos

The streaming giant Netflix has unveiled its first trailer for the sci-fi series Away. The story follows an ensemble of astronauts from around the world—led by Hilary Swank—who are making history. They’re the first humans to undertake a mission to Mars. Swank’s Emma Green has a husband and young daughter, […]

Away Trailer: Hilary Swank Heads to Mars for Netflix

August 10, 2020 in Uncategorized by joeldamos

The Secret Garden is an enjoyable journey whose payoff is emotionally riveting. Based on the 1911 book of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the film stars Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lenox, Colin Firth as Lord Archibald Craven, Julie Walters as Mrs. Medlock and Amir Wilson as Craven’s son […]

The Secret Garden Review: Burnett’s Book Comes to Life

August 7, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Colin Firth / Movie Reviews / The Secret Garden by joeldamos