Tag: Netflix Original
‘Black Rabbit’ Series Review: Intense and Powerful Moral Thriller
The writing on this show is an absolute pleasure. Nothing feels manipulative and every plot point stays true to the well-crafted characters.
Netflix Sets Release Date for Noah Baumbach’s ‘Jay Kelly’ Starring George Clooney
“Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn’t know himself.”
‘Hit Man’ Film Review: Glen Powell Becomes a Real Movie Star
One of Richard Linklater’s greatest strengths is his ability to write interesting screenplays about interesting characters. The talented writer-director is one of the few modern filmmakers who can take cliches and mold them into something real and relatable. If one
‘Unfrosted’ Film Review: Jerry Seinfeld’s Breakfast War Lunacy
A comedic origin story of the Pop Tart, co-written and directed by Jerry Seinfeld? I’m all in and ready to laugh. Well, I didn’t expect it to be THIS silly. While Seinfeld’s feature directing debut is miles away from a
‘Damsel’ Film Review: A Dark Female-Driven Adventure
In an age where almost all Hollywood has to offer are fantasy pictures and comic book adaptations that drown themselves in too much CGI, it is the rare film that breaks from the norm and actually finds ways to hold
‘Spaceman’ Film Review: A Profoundly Moving Sci-Fi Journey of the Soul
Among the sentences I could never imagine uttering, “an existentialist, science fiction, mood-piece starring Adam Sandler” would rank near the top. In director Johan Renck’s “Spaceman”, Sandler is quite enthralling in an impressive performance of depth and maturity surrounded by
‘Rebel Moon: Part One- A Child of Fire’ Film Review
Beginning with simplistic narration (provided by a slumming Sir Anthony Hopkins, who also voices a droid that is the “C-3PO” of the piece), Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon: Part One- A Child of Fire” sets its sights on being this generation’s
‘Nyad’ Film Review: A True Tale of Determination and Human Spirit
Pushing one’s body to the limit, seizing every ounce of courage and endurance deep within, and going even farther to overcome the odds and reach an almost impossible dream. Diana Nyad’s story of her swim from Cuba to Florida at
Film Review: ‘Rustin’- A Career-Best Coleman Domingo in an Uneven Biopic
Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo), was a civil rights activist who, in 1963, helped put together the largest peaceful protests in American history. George C. Wolfe’s important biopic, “Rustin”, occasionally sidesteps the screenplay’s limitations, allowing Domingo to dig into his portrayal
Film Review: ‘Reptile’- An Esoteric Police Procedural
The intriguing new police thriller “Reptile” is a compelling motion picture crafted with an esoteric edge. Making his feature filmmaking debut, Grant Singer has directed a mood-piece procedural with patience and a philosophical depth that is lacking in most modern