Reviews, Discussions, and Interviews – All from Nashville
Overstuffed ‘Don’t Look Up’ is Still Pretty Damn Funny (Review)
Adam McKay, one of the most polarizing directors in the game right now, is back with anotherbutton-pushing comedy that will ruffle some feathers. Love him or hate him, McKay alwaysprovides entertaining products, even if that means some people will turn off one of his...
‘Being the Ricardos’ is Another Sharp, Engrossing Film from Aaron Sorkin (Review)
It was only a matter of time until arguably the biggest television show of all-time, I Love Lucy, finally got a film adaptation that covered the sitcom in some sort of fashion. Enter Aaron Sorkin, one of the best writers in Hollywood, coming on the heels of directing...
‘The First Wave’ Captures the Raw Emotion of New York City’s Early Response to the Pandemic (Review)
A courageous gut-punch. That's the best way to describe Matthew Heineman's recently released documentary The First Wave. We have been in the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year and nine months, so traveling back to March 2020 feels like a lifetime ago. Viewers will feel...
Jonathan Larson’s Legacy Lives on in High-Spirited ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ (Review)
Musicals can always draw people from a particular audience even if they’re not the biggest fans of the genre (myself included). For that to be possible, you need a hook within minutes of the studio logos appearing on screen. And that’s exactly what Tick, Tick…Boom!...
‘Belfast’ is a Nostalgic and Heartfelt Coming-Of-Age Crowdpleaser (Review)
From film versions of Shakespeare plays like Much Ado About Nothing and Henry V as well as adaptations of Agatha Christie novels Murder On The Orient Express and the upcoming Death on the Nile, to studio fare like Thor and the live-action Cinderella remake, Kenneth...
‘Eternals’ is Bleak, Bloated, and Massively Disappointing (Review)
No hyperboles are in the title for the review of this movie. As someone who is against clickbait, I only speak in truths. When you look at the cast and crew assembled for Eternals, it has the makings to be the best Marvel Studios project since Avengers: Endgame....
‘Last Night in Soho’ is a Creepy and Captivating Celebration of Italian Horror (Review)
Giallos are far from the most accessible horror subgenre; a lot of them are often sold as straightforward horror films but end up being slow-burn mysteries with little gore and suspense until the third act, while the journeys within them are populated with several...
‘Halloween Kills’ is a murky, unnecessary slaughterfest (Review)
The real villain in Halloween Kills isn’t Michael Myers; it’s a lack of common sense. The sleepy town of Haddonfield, Ill. appears to be devoid of it on Halloween night circa 2018, the night that Myers returned to his old stomping grounds three years ago in the very...
‘Maya And The Three’ Is An Epic Animated Triumph About The Marvels of Mesoamerica (Review)
In the ongoing push for more creators from diverse backgrounds in the film industry, one of the most prominent filmmakers in the world of animation has been Mexican writer-director Jorge R. Gutierrez, who first made waves on Nickelodeon with his cartoon series El...