Tag: film review
a biased review of The Man With The Golden Gun
Wow, this movie kinda sucks. So to start with I need to recuse myself: Roger Moore is easily my least favorite Bond. First, he's the James Bond actor I find the least attractive. If you didn't know, Roger Moore was older than Sean Connery. Not older when he took the role of Bond, mind you; Roger Moore was three years old when Sean Connery was born. And he ages like a true Greatest Generation dude, so at age 47 in 1974 he looks like a dude now who is 63. Already in his second movie he's giving me...
Sundance Review: "Josephine"
Will the feel-bad breakout of the last Sundance be this year's CODA? This weekend, Josephine (the sophomore feature from writer-director Beth de Araújo) took both the Grand Jury and Audience awards at Sundance, placing it alongside Precious, Whiplash, CODA and Minari, films that went on to define their years. Whether it follows that path remains to be seen. Josephine is eight years old when she witnesses a rape in Golden Gate Park. She is not the victim, but that distinction barely matters. The ...
Sundance Review: “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!”
Since the first entertainers emerged with their sketches and tableaus, comedy has been meant for an audience, not an individual. The high of a laugh, a gasp, a scream shared with strangers cannot be compared to one indulged in isolation. And a film so clearly designed for the cinema cannot be enjoyed in the same way on the couch at home. We’ve heard this sentiment repeated ad nauseam over the last five years, and it has never been more true than when considering Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! An ima...
REVIEW: To be Un Poeta (2025, dir. Simón Mesa Soto)
A devastating character study of a washed-up Colombian poet who discovers a gifted teenage student, exploring the toxic dynamics of artistic mentorship, racial exploitation in the literary world, and the difference between dedication and self-destruction in the name of art.