Movie Review – Lucky
Director: John Carroll Lynch Starring: Harry Dean Stanton Year: 2017 Harry Dean Stanton died two weeks before Lucky was released; a fitting end to a project about the imperfections of…
Sports – 2017 NFL Year in Review
Here is my 2017 NFL Year in Review (4-6 for the postseason, 167-89 for the regular season) AFC Division Winners NFC Division Winners AFC Wild Cards NFC Wild Cards Super…
DVD Review – Theeb
Director: Naji Abu Nowar Starring: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh AL-Sweilhiyeen Year: 2014 Out of the United Arab Emirates and filmed in Jordan comes Theeb, a film nominated for Best…
Movie Review – Jane
Director: Brett Morgen Starring: Jane Goodall Year: 2017 Sure to be nominated for Best Documentary at this year’s Academy Awards is Jane, the story of Jane Goodall. That’s a simply…
Movie Review – The Hero
Director: Brett Haley Starring: Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman Year: 2017 From the director of I’ll See You in My Dreams, and sharing one mustachioed star, comes The Hero,…
Movie Review – The Square
Director: Ruben Ostlund Starring: Claes Bang Year: 2017 I have never seen a film quite like The Square, and perhaps that feeling is bolstered by how little I was prepared…
Movie Trailer – Beast of Burden
Director: Jesper Ganslandt Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer Release: February 2018 Oh god this is going to be awful. First, it’s the world’s worst trailer. Second, the world’s dumbest plot.…
Movie Trailer – Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Director: Gus Van Sant Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black Release: May 11th, 2018 Joaquin Phoenix with the Oscar, I’m calling it. GVS hasn’t directed a good…
Movie Review – The Lovers
Director: Azazel Jacobs Starring: Tracy Letts, Debra Winger Year: 2017 Tracy Letts is having one hell of a 2017, my critics group even voting him Actor of the Year. Lady…
Movie Trailer – Love, Simon
Director: Greg Berlanti Starring: Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Jennifer Garner Release: March 16th, 2018 This is the not the kind of coming-of-age story we long for, this is the kind…