Month: January 2020

• January 19, 2020

  Marriage Story

  This is a great movie. It is heartbreaking, challenging, and sometimes hilarious. It tackles a very difficult subject beautifully with excellent filmmaking and some of the best performances of the year. Netflix and Noah Baumbach have made fantastic movie. The film opens with a pair of montages. In voice over Charlie Barber, played by Adam…
• January 14, 2020

  1917

  This movies thrusts the audience into the experience of soldiers during WWI. It tells a stripped down narrative with a “single take” technical style that rises above a mere gimmick to create a powerful war film. The story follows two young British soldiers Schofield and Blake (played well by George McKay and Dean Charles Chapman…
• January 14, 2020

  Joker

  This is pretty good remake of Taxi Driver. It’s less a movie in its own right and more a mashup of better films from the 70’s and 80’s. It is carried through by a fully immersive performance from Joaquin Phoenix. It has some moments of its own, and it is incredibly well shot. But it…
• January 11, 2020

  Knives Out

  This is one of the most enjoyable and entertaining movies of 2019. It is a twisty, turning tale of murder and intrigue that drips with delight. It is full to overflowing with great characters played by great actors and captured with beautiful photography. The story concerns a wealthy family gathered in the patriarch’s house after…
• January 9, 2020

  The Irishman

  An incredibly long yet infinitely rewarding film that has a lot of problems but a lot of rewards for anyone willing to give it a try. The film follows Frank Sheeran played by Robert De Niro as he rises from Union truck driver to mob enforcer to old man filled with regret. He’s a classic…
• January 7, 2020

  Jojo Rabbit

  An incredibly skillful movie that takes hard premise and filters it through the point of view of a boy trying to figure out who he is, Jojo Rabbit is a rollercoaster of emotions. The story is set in Nazi Germany during the later days of World War II. It follows a young boy who wants…
• January 4, 2020

  Little Women (2019)

  This is an adaptation full of life and vibrant energy that boasts some wonderful performances, impeccable, cinematography, and a few big flaws. It is however a joy to watch and should definitely be sought out by anyone even with those unfamiliar with the book or previous adaptations. The film is described as a coming of…