Uncut Gems (2019)
Edgy sibling filmmakers Benny and Joshua Safdie had their hearts set on making Uncut Gems shortly after the release of their acclaimed semiautobiographical 2009 dramedy Daddy Long Legs (aka Go Get Some Rosemary). It’s...
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After the Storm (2016)
Japanese broken family drama specialist, Hirokazu Koreeda, returns with another delicate gem, After the Storm, which continues his string of modest but telling stories that revolve around how families mold us, but also how our selfish...
Mo’ Better Blues (1990)
Although generally considered one of writer-director Spike Lee’s (Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever) weaker efforts, I do have a soft spot for Mo’ Better Blues, despite agreeing with much of the criticism. Despite being all...
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Bruce Lee’s (Return of the Dragon, The Chinese Connection) final completed film before his untimely death at the age of 33, Enter the Dragon, the first Hollywood martial arts film, is definitely is one of the...
Two for the Money (2005)
Arresting but inherently flawed, Two for the Money engages with quality performances, particularly by Pacino, and yet, it’s still too bombastic in its delivery to ever take seriously enough to leave any lasting impression. In...
Alex and Emma (2003)
Alex & Emma is Rob Reiner’s first film in over four years, and after crafting some of the better popular entertainment films of the 80s, it now seems that he might have lost his golden...
Suspicion (1941)
Suspicion is classic early Hollywood Hitchcock, nicely conceived and solidly performed, but there’s a major flaw that keeps this from becoming one of his greats. No ending would be satisfying. Loosely based on Francis Iles’...
Hardball (2001)
I’ve often wondered if the TV cartoon “South Park” were to ever be filmed as live action if its millions of fans would still find it funny without the cute cartoon kids using foul...