Reviews, Discussions, and Interviews – All from Nashville
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Soars (Review)
Powerful, moving, and ultimately inspiring, this emotional documentary is among the year’s best films. In 1978, Christopher Reeve ushered in a new wave in Hollywood when he donned the cape as Superman in Richard Donner’s all-time comic book film, which one could...
Megalopolis has Merit, but Amounts to Maddening, Messy Nonsense (Review)
Adam Driver plays an architect fighting to build Utopia in Francis Ford Coppola's long awaited cinematic fable. Francis Ford Coppola first conceived the idea for the epic Megalopolis in 1977 and began developing it further in 1983, only to put it on hold in the late...
‘Transformers One’ is Bright, Fun Animated Telling of Robots in Disguise (Review)
The bots are back in arguably the year’s biggest animation surprise. Over 17 years, we’ve gotten seven live action Transformers movies. So, it comes as a bit of a shock that it has taken this long to finally see this franchise get an animated film for the big...
James McAvoy Shines in ‘Speak No Evil’ (Review)
Despite its flaws, this remake is a thrilling time thanks to James McAvoy's performance. There is something so intriguing about a thrilling isolation movie. Sometimes it doesn't work well like in 2016's Passengers. But more times than often, when it does...
Tim Burton Conjures Up Breezy, Deranged ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ (Review)
The ghost with the most is back and proves to have plenty of life in this fun sequel. In an age where popular intellectual property (IP) is being mined to its very roots, it’s surprising that it took over 35 years for a Beetlejuice sequel to make...
Terrifyingly Great ‘Alien: Romulus’ Takes Franchise Back to Horror Roots (Review)
Facehuggers and xenomorphs are back in screeching fashion with the best entry in the franchise since Aliens. In an era where too often we see films hit streaming services rather than get theatrical releases, credit to Disney for reversing course on its...
‘Sing Sing’ is a Moving Depiction of Male Vulnerability (Review)
Colman Domingo plays a wrongfully incarcerated man balancing his role in a comedic play with reforming a fellow inmate and a clemency hearing in this powerful A24 prison drama. A24 has had remarkable success both with critics and on the awards circuit with their...
‘Kneecap’ is a Riotous Celebration of Music’s Rebellious Roots (Review)
The origins of the hip-hop group Kneecap are hilariously and powerfully brought to the silver screen in this remarkable Sundance hit from Ireland. Most musical biopics in recent years don’t even bother to have a sociopolitical message at the heart of their...
Twisters is a Thrilling Throwback to 90s-Era Blockbusters (Review)
A uniquely dangerous tornado outbreak attracts the attention of a YouTube celebrity and a team of scientists in this sequel to the 1996 disaster movie. In 1996, Jan de Bont’s summer blockbuster Twister revitalized the disaster movie by making tornadoes all the...