Tag: films
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From the Shelf: Wendy
The “From the Shelf” segment is a series of reviews that were written months ago, but until now have sat, well, on the shelf. By Christian DiMartino Remember Beasts of the Southern Wild? Personally I don’t, but seeing what a phenomenon it was when it was released in 2012, it’s probably worth another go. Man, did…
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From the Shelf: Mulan (2020)
The “From the Shelf” segment is a series of reviews that were written months ago, but until now have sat, well, on the shelf. By Christian DiMartino The response for Disney’s latest cash-grab remake Mulan has been a bit all over the place. Critically the film has been well-received, but with the general population, it…
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Review: Hillbilly Elegy
By Christian DiMartino Ron Howard’s latest film Hillbilly Elegy is perhaps his most critically annihilated since The Da Vinci Code. Here is a man who has had great success as a filmmaker, from Apollo 13 to A Beautiful Mind to Frost/Nixon, but also isn’t impervious to critical blunders. What’s particularly strange about Hillbilly Elegy though…
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Review: Borat Subsequent MovieFilm
By Christian DiMartino What a great month for Sacha Baron Cohen. He’s excellent in Netflix’s latest Oscar contender, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and now he’s brought back his greatest invention to date, Borat, with his latest film, the oddly titled Borat Subsequent MovieFilm (you should’ve seen the original title). Baron Cohen’s other adventures,…
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Review: Antebellum
By Christian DiMartino Back when going to the movies was a thing (well, it still is, but not so much for me), there were a select few trailers that caught my eye. Antebellum was one of them. A horror film about slavery, which was quite the horror show in itself (and, as we’ve learned over…
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Review: The Wolf of Snow Hollow
By Christian DiMartino I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: the world is not ready for Jim Cummings. Not the wonderful Jim Cummings who’s provided voice work for decades. I’m talking about Jim Cummings, the writer/director/star of one of 2018’s best films, Thunder Road. Thunder Road is one of the best films you…
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Review: Kajillionaire
By Christian DiMartino Miranda July is unfair to us. Here is a wonderful writer director and actress who, in the past 15 years, has only brought us three movies. Admitted, I haven’t seen her second feature, The Future, but her first, the hypnotic indie darling Me and You and Everyone We Know was the work…
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Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
My review of Aaron Sorkin’s very Oscar-buzzy “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
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A Trip Back To: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
I revisit the critically annihilated unsung David Lynch feature “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.”
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