Daniel Craig’s final film as James Bond is a visually dark, contemplative, adult affair that seeks to conclude a four-film arc, marking out Craig’s tenure as a sort of self-contained series within the larger franchise. Its plot directly links it to the previous three films, and there’s no doubt that this approach, given that Craig…
DetailsThe Blueblack Hussar starts with Adam walking up the steps of a Victorian Monument in the present day, and then cuts to footage of him doing the same as a young man. He still looks great, and the timing of this documentary is apt, as Ant’s “Antmusic” is featured on the “Ant-Man” soundtrack. As symphonic…
DetailsAny film that falls into the ilk of Season of the Witch with Nicolas Cage is immediately on my watch list. Yes, that is basically shouting from the rooftops that I’m either an idiot, or simply out of my mind. I can’t even really say that some movies are so bad they need to be…
DetailsIt is a truth almost universally acknowledged that a protagonist must be at least somehow likeable in order for an audience to spend a movie following them. It should also, by now, be a truth universally acknowledged that Bradley Cooper is an excellent actor (perhaps his three Oscar nominations in that category can move those who still…
DetailsOctober is the month of horror movies. Theaters are full of them, and TV networks play them on an endless loop. It seems the agreed-upon way to celebrate the Halloween season is to get together with friends and get scared. But, after a while, we get tired of watching SCREAM and HALLOWEEN over and over…
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