Capsule Reviews Capsule Reviews: Get Out; Dunkirk; Good Time 1 Jan 201814 Mar 2018 Get Out Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, LilRel Howery, Caleb Landry Jones, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel, Lakeith Stansfield, Stephen Root. One of…
Chicago International Film Festival… Chicago International Film Festival 2017: Offenders / Have a Nice Day 27 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 My third and final clump consisted of two World Cinema offerings: Offenders and Have a Nice Day. Offenders (Izgrednici) Serbia. Directed by Dejan Zecevic. 107 minutes. The CIFF program described Offenders as a…
Chicago International Film Festival… Chicago International Film Festival 2017: In the Fade / Mutafukaz / The Endless 23 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 My second "clump" of screenings included one World Cinema entry, In the Fade, and two After Dark offerings, Mutafukaz and The Endless. Apropos of nothing, I can't express how good it made me…
Chicago International Film Festival… Chicago International Film Festival 2017: Four Hands / Maus / Sicilian Ghost Story 21 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 I'm back from the depths to cover some movies from this year's Chicago International Film Festival. As with last year, I'm attending screenings in weekend-oriented clumps. This first clump consists…
Fantastic Fest… Fantastic Fest 2016: Day Eight 30 Sep 201631 Oct 2016 The final day brought us a thriller from Spain, a supernatural horror film from Laos, and a black comedy from Australia. (This final entry is going to be kind of…
Movie Reviews Mojave 21 Jan 201612 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by William Monahan, 2015. Starring Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Mark Wahlberg, Louise Bourgoin, Walton Goggins, Fran Kranz. 93 minutes. 2/10 What makes for good film writing? A solid narrative…
Movie Reviews 99 Homes 24 Dec 201512 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, 2014. Starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown. 112 minutes. 8/10 In the prosperous '90s, the Florida real estate market boomed. Then the…
Movie Reviews Room 10 Dec 201512 Nov 2017 Canada/Ireland. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, 2015. Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy. 118 minutes. 10/10 Jack (Jacob Tremblay) lives in a garden shed with his…
Movie Reviews Victoria 3 Dec 201512 Nov 2017 Germany. Directed by Sebastian Schipper, 2015. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit, Max Mauff. 138 minutes. 4/10 I find myself asking the question: when is a movie gimmick not a gimmick?…
Movie Reviews Sicario 1 Dec 201512 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Denis Villenueve, 2015. Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro, Jon Bernthal, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya. 121 minutes. 9/10 I can't think of any metric by…
