Movie Review – Bohemian Rhapsody
Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Allen Leech Year: 2018 Musical biopics are a dime a dozen, and may be worth even less than that, typically fueled only…
Movie Review – Vox Lux
Director: Brady Corbet Starring: Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Natalie Portman Year: 2018 Not only is Vox Lux one of the weakest films of the 2018 slate, but it also forced…
Movie Review – Roma
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira Year: 2018 I remember Gravity as visually impressive but lacking the necessary content, relying too heavily on one actor who wasn’t…
Movie Review – The Favourite
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz Year: 2018 Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos moved into our American view with the weird hit The Lobster, and further impressed…
Sports – NFL Picks 2018, Week 15
Here are my NFL Week 15 Picks (10-6 last week, 131-75-2 for the season) Bye teams: none LAC @ KC Hou @ NYJ Cle @ Den GB @ Chi Det…
Thought – 2019 Oscar Update
Three months ago I posted a list of 30 potential Best Picture Oscar contenders, plus a list of snubbed films that deserved consideration. Since then, I’ve updated the list with…
Movie Review – The Hate U Give
Director: George Tillman Jr. Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall Year: 2018 I had low expectations for what I thought would be a YA novel-turned TV movie, but The…
Movie Review – Widows
Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya Year: 2018 Steve McQueen is focused. Other than a variety of short films he has directed, he has created four…
Movie Review – Crazy Rich Asians
Director: Jon M. Chu Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh Year: 2018 Crazy Rich Asians is about as good as My Best Friend’s Wedding, and that’s not a compliment.…
Sports – NFL Picks 2018, Week 14
Here are my NFL Week 14 Picks (10-6 last week, 121-69-2 for the season) Bye teams: none Jax @ Ten NYJ @ Buf NYG @ Was NO @ TB NE…