Let Him Go (2020)
“I won’t be coming back here without him.” When it comes to this stodgy yet sturdy film adaptation of Let Him Go, seemingly suffering from dissociative identity disorder, there’s something […]
“I won’t be coming back here without him.” When it comes to this stodgy yet sturdy film adaptation of Let Him Go, seemingly suffering from dissociative identity disorder, there’s something […]
“The nervous system extends through the body.” Faith, futility, and fatalism all converge in the wanton Western that is The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the latest masterwork from the Coen Brothers […]
“No more riding. No more rodeos.” Without relying on modern-movie magic’s epic foolery, The Rider instills in us a great sense of poetic realism. Not much happens. Even less is said by […]
“You have no idea what it does to a man.” More serious than an old spaghetti Western and more grounded than one of the many revisionist takes on this al […]
“It won’t sweeten. It’ll only sour” Do yourself a favor and see Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 masterpiece Seven Samurai or even John Sturges’ modest 1960 feature rather than heading out to the cinema for Antoine […]
Now that the 2015 calendar is long since in the rearview, I’ve been able to catch up on the rest of my extensive must-see list for the year. Granted, although […]
It’s important to know while watching the Oscars that the nominees and the winners don’t necessarily represent the best of 2015. In fact, as I finish my Top 50 list […]
“You have to listen.” I honestly cannot recall the last time I saw a film and asked myself so many times, often aloud, “how did they do that?” The Revenant, when strictly […]
“No one said the job was supposed to be easy.” What a treacherous journey to the screen it has been for The Hateful Eight. First a leaked script, now numerous theaters incompetent […]
“How can you go on living your life knowing you harmed so many people?” Mark my words: The Ridiculous 6 , the first of a multi-picture deal with Netflix, will sweep more […]