Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the writer’s room for Sing 2 when it was decided that the best way to follow-up that 2016 hit film was to have the cast get into a bus and hit the road. Smart move as it shakes things up for […]
Movie Reviews
Paul Thomas Anderson has headed back to the Valley of Los Angeles for his Licorice Pizza. But his latest Valley tale is nothing like his masterpiece Boogie Nights. Actually, both are masterpieces, so there’s that. Whereas Boogie dealt with a “family” at the center of the pornography revolution that was […]
Licorice Pizza Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Crafts a Love Letter ...
There is an aspect within the institution that are biopics that is a huge pet peeve of The Movie Mensch. Let’s just get that right out of the way. Nobody is ever remaking one, so you better get it right the first time. That is exactly what occurs with the […]
Being the Ricardos Review: I Love Lucy!
As audiences clamor for more original programming—i.e., not sequels, remakes, comic book movies, or films based on books, they’ve also shown an either increased refined definition of what brings them to the theater. Lately, the only films that have done well are science fiction and yes, comic book flicks. Along […]
Swan Song Review: Mahershala Ali, Glenn Close, Naomie Harris & ...
There’s a secret to noir film that lies in a filmmaker’s ability to embrace the milieu and still make it uniquely their own. That is more than achieved in Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley. The film is a simultaneous tribute to the noir films that have indelible impressions in Hollywood […]
Nightmare Alley Review: Guillermo del Toro Tackles Noir & Weaves ...
Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up is an allegory for the times we live in where doom looms around the corner and directly in front of us, yet our leaders sat there and did nothing. Worse still, those who bring the news of the potential for an extension level event, are […]
Don’t Look Up: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, & Meryl Streep ...
First off, The Unforgiveable rocked my world. I went in with the lowest of expectations. Sandra Bullock is an Oscar-winning actress, but to envision her as a murderer coming out of jail after two decades (for good behavior) and then having every door open in front of her closed due […]
The Unforgiveable Review: Sandra Bullock is Exquisite as a Woman ...
The 14th century set true story epic The Last Duel from Ridley Scott has arrived on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download and rental formats and just in time. Why do you ask? Because too many people missed this sprawling ethics-based, class commentary-knights and maidens story with an all-star cast, the […]
The Last Duel 4K Digital Review: Best of Friends Adam ...
Nathalie Biancheri’s Wolf is an immersion therapy commentary, masked as a fantastical look at a segment of our youth who truly believe to their core that they are animals and birds. 1917 breakout star George McKay believes that he is a wolf. He treasures rolling around in the woods naked […]