So, I wasn’t sure I wanted to see a movie starring Shia LaBeouf, even if it was getting a lot of critical praise considering LaBeouf wrote the script for this incredibly honest and revealing autobiographical movie, titled Honey Boy after Read more…
I like to take my dad out to the movies when I get the chance. That doesn’t come very often. We don’t live close to each other, he’s a lot more selective than I am, and my brother gets him Read more…
Is there, perhaps, a more perfect casting for Mr. Rogers than Tom Hanks? Both men are generally regarded as among the nicest guys ever, and in Rogers’ case at least, that may not have been an exaggeration. Hanks has something Read more…
I try to see every big release when it comes out, and I still skipped Crazy Rich Asians last year. I had no problem with the concept of the movie, and quite frankly, having a majority-Asian cast in a standard Read more…
I don’t know if there’s an unlikier filmmaker working today than Terry Gilliam. I don’t know if any feature he’s directed hasn’t had some problem or another. And though he has his fans, his work is never really a huge Read more…
Some collaborations, working together, have created a number of fine movies over the years. Look at Scorsese and De Niro, Hitchcock and composer Bernard Hermann, and the Johns Wayne and Ford. But there’s also director Bill Condon and actor Ian Read more…
I will say this for the trailers for 21 Bridges: they made this movie look as cool as hell. Granted, that’s the job of a trailer. It’s really a commercial for a movie, and I go to the movies often Read more…
Well, that was a longer gap between articles than I had hoped. I’d apologize to my loyal readers, but the stats suggest I don’t have any… Anyway, while I tend to go to the movies every week these days, that Read more…
Generally, I really love the work of the late director Stanley Kubrick. True, 2001 baffles me even after sitting through the whole thing a few times, and I found Eyes Wide Shut rather dull–though in that case, I think I Read more…
I’ve never really been to any sort of class reunion. Sure, I get the invites once in a while, and I do think about going, but I usually decide to skip them for a wide variety of reasons. Besides, generally Read more…