The Gentlemen
“The Gentlemen” is the most recent addition to the canon of British gangster/caper films that made Guy Ritchie a household name, beginning way back in 1999 with “Lock, Stock and [...]
Les Misérables (2019)
The Oscar nominated French film "Les Misérables" may share the same title of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, but it's far from an adaptation or retelling. Rather, it's a harrowing reworking [...]
The 100 Best Films of the 2010s
Due to living in a time when online discussion of cinema tends to focus exclusively on the “film of the week”, just so individuals can feel as if they are [...]
1917
While Sam Mendes' latest film, the harrowing, visceral, and technically mind-blowing war picture "1917", brings a lot of attention to itself with Mendes showcasing the entire picture in one continuous [...]
Clemency
Newcomer Chinonye Chukwu’s breakthrough film “Clemency” made a splash at the 2019 Sundance Festival and is a solid, well-intentioned drama, substantially elevated by the performances of Aldis Hodge and particularly [...]
Little Women
Greta Gerwig's (“Lady Bird”) new version of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel "Little Women" is an engaging and tender success. The latest adaptation is vividly and delicately produced, and it's [...]
Bombshell
A few years ago the whole deck of cards collapsed over sex abuse scandals within the media. The Me Too movement encouraged many women to come forward to express the [...]
A Hidden Life
"A Hidden Life", a chronicle of a conscientious objector during the rise of the Third Reich, is Terrence Malick's most challenging and dreary film to date. This time around his [...]
The Two Popes
Reflecting back on the past decade, we have had quite a few memorable films about clerics wrestling with their faith, such as Martin Scorsese's 2016 masterpiece "Silence", Paul Schrader's "First [...]
Richard Jewell
Clint Eastwood's latest film gives an eerie glimpse of what it's like to be wrongfully accused. "Richard Jewell" explores the tragic chronicle of the late Atlanta security guard who, during [...]