S.J.
Quick Reviews: 'Richard Jewell', 'Playing With Fire' | Clint Eastwood's Drama, John Cena
RICHARD JEWELL With Richard Jewell, director Clint Eastwood is still making very eastwood-ian films in his late eighties. Telling a story...
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S.J.
Mar 15, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Harriet', 'Bombshell' | Cynthia Erivo, Kasi Lemmons, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman
HARRIET Harriet turned out to be another film that told me a story I had never heard before. Directed and co-written by Kasi Lemmons,...
S.J.
Mar 11, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Crawl', 'Charlie's Angels' | Disaster Horror, Action Comedy Sequel, Elizabeth Banks
CRAWL Crawl is exactly what it promises to be: fighting alligators in a crawl space during a level-5 hurricane. Directed by horror genre...
S.J.
Mar 5, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Dark Waters', 'Honey Boy' | Mark Ruffalo, Todd Haynes, Piercing Drama
DARK WATERS Generally I want to start the review with a bit more poetic nuances but in this case I’d like to open with the fact that I...
S.J.
Mar 1, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Knives Out', 'Frozen II' | Daniel Craig, Rian Johnson, Fantasy Musical Sequel
KNIVES OUT Knives Out was hands down one of the most enjoyable journeys with a movie I’ve had in some while. Written and directed by Rian...
S.J.
Feb 29, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Countdown', 'Jexi' | Phones & Apps Want To Destroy You, Maybe Even Kill You
COUNTDOWN You don’t have to feel bad if you find yourself counting down the minutes that are left when you’re watching Countdown,...
S.J.
Feb 24, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Ford V Ferrari' | Taika Waititi's Satire, Christian Bale, Matt Damon
JOJO RABBIT When you see Taika Waititi’s name attached to something, you get an idea what the movie is going to be like. Jojo Rabbit is...
S.J.
Feb 17, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'The Nightingale', 'Waves' | Historical Thriller, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell
THE NIGHTINGALE When the credits of The Nightingale started rolling I was feeling very confused because I had no idea if I liked the...
S.J.
Feb 12, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Doctor Sleep', 'I Lost My Body' | 'The Shining' Sequel, Mike Flanagan, Fantasy Drama
DOCTOR SLEEP After finishing watching Doctor Sleep, it was baffling to me that this ended up being the horror film that bombed at the box...
S.J.
Feb 1, 2020
Quick Reviews: 'Parasite', 'Uncut Gems' | Bong Joon-Ho's Scathing Thriller, Adam Sandler, Crime
PARASITE Parasite (기생충 in Korean) is one of those rare pieces of beautiful cinema that we’re lucky to get from time to time. It’s simply...
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