Tag: anthony hopkins
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Review: The Son
By Christian DiMartino Sheesh. Florian Zeller’s The Father was not only the best movie of 2020, but it’s among my favorites of the decade so far. The film, an upsetting and dizzying, yet moving depiction of dementia, earned Anthony Hopkins an Oscar, as well as Zeller and his co-writer Christopher Hampton for Adapted Screenplay. Zeller…
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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…
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Oscars 2020: Final Predictions and Preferences
By Christian DiMartino Nobody could’ve predicted at the start of 2020 that it would be as ghastly as it turned out to be. Talk about unpredictable. Speaking of unpredictable, here we are with less than a week before the Academy Awards- last year was a much quicker Oscar season, this one is much longer- and…
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THE Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
By Christian DiMartino So, I actually just wrote about The Silence of the Lambs back in February, to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary. Chances are, if you cared to read it, you know my opinion: I love it, and it’s amazing. So why did I bother to write about it, oh so soon, for my…
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Review: The Father
By Christian DiMartino Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for Sir Anthony Hopkins. The man needs no introduction, and is of course a legend. But it’s not often that you hear of an actor, well into his 80s, delivering career-defining work. Hopkins masterpiece might always be The Silence of the Lambs, because let’s be real:…
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“The Silence of the Lambs” 30 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino Has any movie been referenced/parodied more than The Silence of the Lambs? From Austin Powers in Goldmember to The Fairly OddParents to Joe Dirt (one we all wish we could forget) to The Cable Guy to Dumb and Dumber to Family Guy to Clerks II. There’s even one called, I kid you…
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A Trip Back To: The Elephant Man (1980)
1/2 By Christian DiMartino The main goal of the “A Trip Back To” segment is to prove myself wrong. Sometimes, when watching a movie, my feelings turn out drastically different than others- in some cases I am more in favor, in others, I am not in enough favor. Take my first subject, Full Metal Jacket. Many…
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