Another streaming grab bag for our confined times!
Review Rewind - No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
Before he became ‘The Answer,’ he was ‘Bubba Chuck.’ Before he became a controversial NBA player, he was a controversial high schooler. And before we were who we are, we were who we are.
Current Streaming Recommendations - 4/19/20
Let’s check out a new mix of classics, hidden gems and masterpieces!
Will Smith Retrospective
Will Smith has done it all, but there is still meat on the bone. Let’s take a look at where his career has been and where it might be headed.
Current Streaming Recommendations - 4/7/20
As we are all trapped inside these days, here are some recommendations for movies you might have missed that are currently streaming on at least one of the major platforms!
Do Movies Have A Future?
As the Coronavirus Crisis changes our present, what will it do to Hollywood’s future?
Final Oscar Predictions - 2020
Here are my picks for every category at this year's Oscars!
Best Actor Performances of the Decade (with clips!)
Let’s take a look at the actors who gave the very best performances in the 2010s!
Best Actress Performances of the Decade (with clips!)
Let’s take a look at the actresses who gave the very best performances in the 2010s!
As Rough As It Gets - Uncut Gems
The Safdies’ vision is so refined and distilled that it is hard not to be sucked into this world. Like an exquisite meal where you get something stuck in your teeth, at the very least, I can assure you you won’t forget it.
1917
The camera moves as if riding on the back of a ghost, creating perfect shot after perfect shot. It moves seamlessly from mounted on a vehicle to hand-held, all while maintaining Roger Deakins’ flawless vision. With no obvious cuts or editing artifice, you are left feeling as if you are actually there.
Stars Out - Knives Out
Something like star pitcher after star pitcher showing up in an all-star game to mow-down three batters and retire after a single inning. In a word, spectacular!
Crashing - Waves
His films are able to wick the emotion out of their stories and put them right there on the surface. Whether or not you enjoy that sort of nakedly affecting filmmaking feels entirely subjective. But what is not subjective is that this could have been more.
The Gang's All Here - The Irishman
Life is long, hard and ultimately a lie. That is the message Scorsese & Co. seeks to impart.
Pieces of You - Marriage Story
In both major and minor strokes, it is an unforgettable experience that will make you examine the through lines relative to your own life. There are pieces of you in this story because there are pieces of all of us.
Dolemite Is My Name
With “Dolemite Is My Name,” Eddie Murphy is back; and not just back in the sense of limelight, but back to doing what he does best. Making people laugh with his unique brand of incisive humor and irreverence.
More like Ford v Ford - Ford v Ferrari
There are laughs, there are thrills, there is pathos, and it all comes together about as well as one would expect. The problem is that when you started with so much, isn’t it fair to expect more?
Spin Cycle - The Laundromat
It’s either the fancy version of a TV dinner or the fast food version of a premium steak. Either way, it gives you a lot to chew on.
Drown Me, Please - The Lighthouse
In this case, its “timeless” themes serve as a euphemism for generic. Boiled down and captured properly, this is just another movie. Remove the showy elements and art school choices, and there is literally no reason to see this.
Until Nothing Is Left - Parasite
The film intricately places them inside this economic snow globe that none of them really created, and none of them will ever escape. This below that, that above this, and all below American.