My review of the Ben Affleck's piss poor movie adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel Live by Night. Affleck undoubtedly redeemed himself in Hollywood this last decade but he used all his goodwill points of this half-baked gangster movie.
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My review of the Ben Affleck's piss poor movie adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel Live by Night. Affleck undoubtedly redeemed himself in Hollywood this last decade but he used all his goodwill points of this half-baked gangster movie.
Last but not least: my review of Hell or High Water, right in time before the Oscars. I expected to like this movie a lot more than I actually did, but it's not incompetent. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. Directed by David Mackenzie.
My retrospective of the 2017 Oscar Nominees for Best Picture continues with Manchester by the Sea, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler and Lucas Hedges. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.
Every year there's an unrewarded winner at the Oscars ceremony and I'm predicting this year it will be Barry Jenkins' terrific Moonlight.
My review of the interesting, yet flawed 2017 Oscars Nominee for Best Picture Hacksaw Ridge. It's not going to revolutionize war movies, but it's a nice conversation starter. Starring Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Sam Worthington and Vince Vaughn. Directed by Mel Gibson himself.
Horns is a terrible movie based on a great idea, but it's definitely one of the so-bad-it's-good films you watch with friends and booze. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple and David Morse. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Based on a novel by Joe Hill.
There's some good and some bad about Hardcore Henry, but in terms of the unlikely marriage between movies and video games aesthetics, it's quite close to being successful.
My review of the cagey and whimsical The Lobster, starring Collin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux and many others. Co-written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
My review of Damien Chazelle's La La Land where I discuss the accusations of whitewashing. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and John Legend.
My review of Timur Bekmambetov's remake of Ben-Hur. I know what you're thinking. It's a silly idea and I don't necessarily disagree. But it's kind of well-done.
My review of the terrific Too Late, featuring John Hawkes, Crystal Reed and Dichen Lachman. Written and directed by Dennis Hauck. A fierce re-imagining of detective movies.
Kickboxer: Vengeance is not the shadow of its predecessor. Lots of experts are involved with this movie, yet nobody does what they're good at. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dave Bautista, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Alain Moussi
My review of arguably David O. Russell's worst movie Joy, a psychosexual piece of shit about his thinly veiled attraction for Jennifer Lawrence.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is NOT your typical sprawling space opera. It's smarter, deeper and more humane. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna and Riz Ahmed. Directed by Gareth Edwards.
Why wasn't The Abyss as popular as other James Cameron movies? Read my review of this cult classic to find out how intellectually ambitious this project was for a blockbuster film.
This is a review/analysis of one of my favorite David Lynch movie Lost Highway. It's a challenging film, yet thoroughly enjoyable when you come in equipped to understand what's going on. Spoilers ahead, obviously. Not that it's the kind of film where spoilers really mater.
The Neon Demon is Nicolas Winding Refn's second masterpiece. Whether you're not sure if you should watch it or if you don't understand it, check out my review/analysis. It's spoiler free.
Jeremy Saulnier's latest movie Green Room is the FREAKIN' TITS. I was not completely convinced by Blue Ruin in 2013, but this one is a definite step up. Starring the late Anton Yelchin, Imogen POOOOOTS and Macon Blair.
My review of Oren Moverman's dirty cop movie Rampart, co-authored by kingpin of hardboiled fiction James Ellroy himself. Starring Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, a prepubescent Brie Larson, Ice Cube and many other known faces.
Arrival is Denis Villeneuve's most ambitious Hollywood movie to date. It challenges the boundaries of mainstream audiences. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker.
