Sometimes great directors will sacrifice large box office numbers and the safety of good audience reception for projects they really believe in. Depending on past success and status of the filmmakers, themselves, that luxury is often afforded to them with no real consequence, because even if the film is a flop, most will gloss over […]
Monsieur Verdoux; Chaplin’s Daring Attempt to Reinvent Himself. Read More »
I walked into the theater jacked to the gills for this one. Roughly three hours later, I exited the theater STILL jacked to the gills, but with a little stiffer back. (Bless those heated recliner seats though). I generally temper my expectations due to the obvious fact that things, whether it’s a film or whatnot,
Buckle Up for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, ‘One Battle After Another’ Read More »
There are many hills that people claim they will die on. Whether it’s just doing so to instigate arguments, or it’s really a passion that one finds is worth defending at all costs, (or at least within reason). One of these hills that I’ve turned into my own personal Mount Suribachi over the years, is
The Natural (1984). Better Than You Remember? Absolutely! Read More »