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Another year back in beautiful Middleburg, VA for the Middleburg Film Festival, an event that continues to grow and get better and better every year. This year's schedule is so strong, I was having my own Sophie's Choice over which movies to view at what time. But one thing was for sure, THE LOST DAUGHTER… Continue reading Movie Review: The Lost Daughter (Middleburg Film Festival)
Ridley Scott's latest epic, THE LAST DUEL, is both a tough watch and one of the best films of the year. It is one of those movies that I probably will not want to re-watch on a continuous basis because of the gut-wrenching content, but one that is an exemplar of good, important filmmaking, with… Continue reading Movie Review: The Last Duel
And just like that, we have reached the end of Daniel Craig's 15-year James Bond tenure with NO TIME TO DIE, the 25th film in the Bond franchise. But Craig's swan song has been a long time coming. Originally scheduled for a spring 2020 release, the film faced multiple delays due to COVID-19, which also… Continue reading Movie Review: No Time To Die
DEAR EVAN HANSEN, based off of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical, is a tough sell. It centers around Evan Hansen (Ben Platt), a teenager with crippling social anxiety that prevents him from really engaging in high school life. It also doesn't help that he fell out of a tree and is forced to wear a… Continue reading Movie Review: Dear Evan Hansen
SHANG-CHI is one of the best Marvel movies, period. I cannot tell you how much fun I had in the theater watching this film, due in large part to the enormous amount of heart exuding from the brilliant screenplay. Not only does the movie have the best fight scenes I have probably ever seen on… Continue reading Movie Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Due to the at times fantastical nature of horror films, the horror genre best mirrors issues facing society, providing a social commentary that can be hidden deeper in the film's storyline. For example, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) was an allegory for the fear of communism, or the "Red Scare", that was infiltrating the… Continue reading Movie Review: Candyman
As I sat sobbing in the movie theater reflecting on Aretha Franklin's legacy as the credits of RESPECT began to roll, I also was thinking about how much I love sitting in a movie theater, taking in the experience of seeing a film with an audience. It is hard to accurately describe the communal experience… Continue reading Movie Review: Respect
JUNGLE CRUISE perfectly captures the essence of the Disney World/Disneyland ride it is based off of—a non-stop, entertaining, pun-filled adventure that will leave you with a big smile on your face. Add the always charismatic Emily Blunt and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to the mix and this movie makes for a swash-buckling summer blockbuster that… Continue reading Movie Review: Jungle Cruise
There are only a handful of directors that draw audiences to theaters solely based on name recognition, and M. Night Shyamalan is one of them Much like Stephen Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese, Shyamalan doesn't need a big actor to be in his film; audiences are going to see the movie because he is… Continue reading Movie Review: Old
After years of waiting, BLACK WIDOW is finally out for our viewing pleasure and believe me when I say it is well worth the wait. Not only has COVID-19 delayed the film for over a year, but we have been waiting almost a decade for Marvel to realize Black Widow needs her own movie like the… Continue reading Movie Review: Black Widow