Mirror (Spotlight Review)
When discussing the most important filmmakers who ever lived, the name Andrei Tarkovsky will come up rather quickly. In a career that spanned 30 years, Tarkovsky only made 7 films; [...]
Judas and the Black Messiah
The story of the Black Panthers, particularly that of its Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton, hasn't been as well-publicized in recent decades as it should. Take this writer for example, a [...]
Duck, You Sucker (Spotlight Review) 50th Anniversary!
The Best Film of 1971!! Sergio Leone's final western, the 1971 saga "Duck You Sucker," also known as "A Fistful of Dynamite" is a triumphant masterpiece that features perhaps the [...]
A Sun
The artistic and critical success of such films as "The Godfather," "The Best of Youth," "The Tree of Life, "Boyhood," and "Another Year" have truly revived more sprawling films to [...]
To the Ends of the Earth
There are many ways to process "To the Ends of the Earth," easily one of the most artful and enjoyable films of 2020, which sadly is going under the radar [...]
Martin Eden
Centering on one man's artistry and quest to making a career out of writing, played with charisma, rawness, and endless intensity by Italian actor Luca Marinelli, "Martin Eden," an Italian [...]
Fourteen
"Fourteen" is a passage of time film that chronicles the stories of a pair of best friends living in New York City who struggle through their friendship, relationships, and all [...]
Sound of Metal
While having made its initial premiere at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Sound of Metal, the feature length debut from filmmaker Darius Marder, is almost eerily timely for 2020. [...]
The Nest
The long-awaited follow-up to "Martha Marcy May Marlene," the 2011 feature debut of Canadian director Sean Durkin, his sophomore feature film "The Nest" is another impressive film about dislocation and [...]
Mank
Art and politics collide in David Fincher's ambitious and elegant effort that plays an extolling tribute to screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, superbly embodied by Oscar winner Gary Oldman in "Mank" [...]