FERRARI: WORTH WAITING FOR
Producer-director Michael Mann has been trying to get this movie made for thirty years. (His co-screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin died in 2009!) But Ferrari has finally crossed the finish line in style. It’s exciting, intelligent, witty and elegant, with a central…
WHAT’S NEW ON DVD/BLU-RAY/4K IN DECEMBER
The following article was written by my friend and colleague Alonso Duralde. You can learn more about him HERE. What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray/4K in December: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Clue, Columbo, and More NEW RELEASE WALL Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio…
WHAT’S NEW ON DVD/BLU-RAY/4K IN NOVEMBER
The following article was written by my friend and colleague Alonso Duralde. You can learn more about him HERE. What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray/4K in November: Oppenheimer, Barbarella, WandaVision and More NEW RELEASE WALL Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): Yes, it’s…
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF THE YEAR
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF THE YEAR The Holdovers Maestro Killers of the Flower Moon Nyad Ferrari Are you There, God? It’s Me, Margaret Poor Things Fallen Leaves American Fiction Origin There is no objectivity in crafting “ten best” lists…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM BOOKS – DECEMBER 2023
As usual, film books are coming out at a faster pace than I can read them, so I am unable to offer reviews or opinions of the following titles. Please consider this a survey of recently published books and…
‘AMERICAN FICTION’ HITS THE BULL’S-EYE
Satire is a rare commodity and always has been, but Cord Jefferson’s debut film American Fiction has restored my faith in its survival. What’s more, it offers the gifted Jeffrey Wright an exceptional leading role that he plays to perfection. (You…
‘POOR THINGS’ IS WILD AND CRAZY
On the face of it, I wouldn’t have bet that I would take to Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film, but I am crazy about Poor Things. This high-flying feminist variation on the Frankenstein tale is as wacky and unpredictable as a Tex…
