Category: Blogs
-
Death to the Generic Biopic!
By Christian DiMartino I fired up Bob Marley: One Love a few nights ago, a movie I really wanted to believe in. With its February release date, I kind of got the sense that we weren’t in “Oscar territory.” Yet I liked the casting of Kingsley-Ben Adir as Marley, am very in the bag for…
-
A (Possible) Return to Form
By Christian DiMartino So, usually about twice a year, I find myself at a creative roadblock. I see a lot of movies in a year, and I feel the need to review them. I love doing it, to be clear. But I reach points where, perhaps unexpectedly, I simply just lose the energy. When this…
-
I Have Seen “To Leslie”
By Christian DiMartino So, a funny thing happened on the way to the Academy Awards… I had heard of Michael Morris’ To Leslie because film critic Richard Roeper called it one of his five favorite films of 2022, and said that Andrea Riseborough’s work in it was his favorite performance by an actress this year.…
-
Leaving “Westworld”
By Christian DiMartino Johnathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s HBO Westworld series concluded its fourth season on August 14th, and… hmm. I watched it about a week after the fact and… hmm. Are people still watching this show? I haven’t the slightest clue, but as committed as I am to the HBO brand, and to the…
-
Academy Awards- Last Minute Predictions and Preferences: Expect Major Victories for “Power of the Dog” and (sigh) “CODA”
By Christian DiMartino As someone who, for whatever reason, cares about the Oscars, I gotta say that I’m not really having much interest in the outcome of the 94th Academy Awards, which airs this evening. This was a fine year in movies- the ones I loved were pretty great, and honestly I didn’t seek out…
-
Alright, I’ll Say it: I Don’t Like “CODA”
By Christian DiMartino When CODA premiered at Sundance in early 2021, it earned early raves, and Apple purchased its distribution rights for $25 million, which was a record at the time. When the film premiered on AppleTV+, it earned some more rave reviews. The Oscars are this upcoming Sunday, and the film is nominated for…