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THE POWER OF THE DOG, written and directed by legendary filmmaker Jane Campion, is one of my biggest movie surprises of the year. It breathes new life into the Western genre, in part serving as a criticism on the exaggerated masculinity that we traditionally associate with this category of film. One of the surest signs… Continue reading Movie Review: The Power of the Dog
It is not every day that a special movie like BELFAST comes along, a movie with enormous heart that reverberates not only through the film, but in the audience as you sit and take it all in. Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST is a love letter to the filmmaker's hometown, but it is… Continue reading Movie Review: Belfast
With my favorite show, YELLOWSTONE, returning Sunday, November 7 on Paramount, I wanted to do a quick recap on where we stand at the end of season 3 and discuss my top suspects for who is trying to kill the Duttons. Here is what we know Someone conducted a coordinated, simultaneous attack separately targeting the… Continue reading Yellowstone: Who Tried To Kill The Duttons?
SPENCER, directed by Pablo LarraÃn (JACKIE), has been one of my most anticipated films since I first heard about it in the production process. Not only does it check all of the boxes of my interests (royals, a female lead, costumes, a haunting score, breathtaking cinematography), but it also has one of the strongest performances… Continue reading Movie Review: Spencer (Middleburg Film Festival)
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
Because of COVID-19, it been a long time... too long... since I have had the opportunity to conduct an in-person interview with actors and crew members, my favorite part of this gig. So I was super excited to get the opportunity to discuss Hulu's upcoming series DOPESICK with members of the cast (Will Poulter, Peter… Continue reading Interview: The Cast of Dopesick
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