Tag: christian bale
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Review: Amsterdam
David O. Russell returns after a 7 year hiatus with his new movie Amsterdam. I have liked the bulk of his movies. The movie stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Andrea Riseborough, Robert De Niro, Timothy Olyphant, Anya Taylor Joy, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldana, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Rock, Taylor…
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The Best Christian Bale Performances
By Christian DiMartino Sometimes, I honestly, truly believe that Academy Award winner Christian Bale might be our best actor. Daniel Day Lewis, for similar reasons, is on that list, and of course Leonardo DiCaprio is right there with them. Those two might be the best, and their cinematic track records might be more impressive, but…
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My Most Anticipated Movies for the Rest of the Year
By Christian DiMartino The fall film festival schedules are starting to roll out, and… whew. This is a lot to take in. Paul Schrader just announced that his next movie, Master Gardener, will be at the New York Film Festival. I also just discovered that it will actually premiere at the Venice Film Festival the…
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The Throwbacks: “The Dark Knight Rises” 10 Years Later
By Christian DiMartino I was reminded this morning that The Dark Knight Rises is having its 10th anniversary on July 20th. I hardly get the chance to write about film anniversaries because by the time it’s brought to my attention, I miss the boat. This is one I’ve been itching to write about though so…
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Review: Thor: Love and Thunder
Remember Thor: Ragnarok? Who doesn’t? Following the original Thor (which I always dug more than most) and the second movie, which… happened, Taika Waititi found new life to breathe into the character and did so wonderfully with Thor: Ragnarok. The movie was sharp, funny, and it had tremendous energy. So five years later, Waititi now…
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Review: Knight of Cups
By Christian DiMartino Terrence Malick is one of the greatest filmmakers alive, but yet it is fairly obvious that his films aren’t for everyone. As brilliant as the man is, he’s always been a tough sell kind of guy. Take The Tree of Life, for example. It’s a beautiful, ambitious masterpiece. Some people saw it as…
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Review: The Big Short
1/2 By Christian DiMartino Wall Street movies have always been a tough sell for me. Actually, not to sound childish, but Wall Street in general is boring. What with all of its terminology and the way things flow… damn, I sound like a neanderthal. But either way, going into Adam McKay’s The Big Short, I was…
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