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Elizabeth Banks is now the keeper of the Charlie’s Angels flame, after taking the torch from Drew Barrymore, who served as the producer and star of the 2000 television screen. Barrymore was integral in bringing the mid-70s to early 80s so-called “jiggle TV” juggernaut to the silver screen in a […]

Charlie’s Angels: Breaks No New Ground, But is Fantastic Fun

November 15, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Elizabeth Banks / Kristen Stewart / Movie Reviews / Naomi Scott by joeldamos

Parasite, wowing since the first to see it emerged awestruck at its brilliance, is set to have one incredible awards run as 2019 turns into 2020. Our first Oscar Watch of this new glorious season puts the Movie Mensch spotlight on the Joon-ho Bong masterwork from the South Korean writer-director. […]

Oscar Watch 2020: Why Parasite is the Real Deal

November 11, 2019 in Movie Reviews / Opinion Piece / Oscar Watch tagged Movie Reviews / Oscar Watch / Parasite by joeldamos

Taika Waititi learned a long time ago that using humor to tell piercing truths is a filmmaker’s gift. He employs that tactic brilliantly and dare I say beautifully in his latest, Jojo Rabbit. The film chronicles the closing months of World War II for one of those prized Hitler youth, […]

Jojo Rabbit Review: “Just Keep Going”

November 8, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Jojo Rabbit / Movie Reviews / Sam Rockwell / Scarlett Johansson / Taiki Waititi by joeldamos

Roland Emmerich is not necessarily known as a sage storyteller. His latest, Midway, recounts the historic America response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. That much is clearly presented and once we get into the thick of the battle, the lack of character development comes back to haunt him like […]

Midway Review: All-Star Cast Left Out to Sea

November 8, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Midway / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Mike Flanagan wrote and directed Doctor Sleep, from a riveting literary sequel to The Shining by Stephen King. After the greatness achieved by Flanagan with his instantly iconic take on The Haunting of Hill House, the King of Horror’s beloved follow-up to one of the most treasured horror properties in […]

Doctor Sleep Review: The King Cometh With a Sensational Shining ...

November 8, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Doctor Sleep / Ewan McGregor / Movie Reviews / Stephen King by joeldamos

When news broke in 2017 that James Cameron was getting back the rights to the Terminator universe that he commenced with the envelope pushing 1984 classic, the idea that we might get a true third chapter—a closer to his trilogy—seemed equally eminent and exciting. That meant that audiences could expect […]

Terminator Dark Fate Review: James Cameron Ushers a Bright Future

November 1, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger / James Cameron / Linda Hamilton / Movie Reviews / Terminator: Dark Fate by joeldamos

The Lighthouse features two men, one “rock” and countless moments where one writer-director’s vision is brilliantly brought to life by two actors serving up an acting clinic. It is manna from heaven when a period piece utilizes the bare bones nature of its times to showcase a no-frills emotive hurricane […]

The Lighthouse Review: Pattinson & Dafoe Deliver Delirium

October 26, 2019 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Reviews / Robert Pattinson / The Lighthouse / Willem Dafoe by joeldamos

Five years ago, Disney did something extraordinary that speaks volumes to the immense creative power they’re extolling of late. It was 2014 and Angelina Jolie and her cinematic alter ego, Maleficent, were on their way into theaters in a live action storytelling of the iconic Mouse House villain. Jolie’s latest […]

Maleficent Mistress of Evil Review: Angelina Jolie v. Michelle Pfeiffer

October 18, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Angelina Jolie / Elle Fanning / Maleficent: Mistress of Evil / Michelle Pfeiffer / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Remember Jesse Eisenberg’s Columbus in Zombieland and his litany of rules that, he believes, has kept him alive? Well, in Zombieland: Double Tap—the sequel a decade in the making—rule number two could not have been a better moniker for a follow-up to the surprise hit 2009 zombie comedy starring Emma […]

Zombieland Double Tape Review: You’re Welcome, America!

October 17, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Abigail Breslin / Emma Stone / Jesse Eisenberg / Movie Reviews / Woody Harrelson / Zoey Deutch / Zombieland: Double Tap by joeldamos