Joker (2019)
Joker is a gritty, grimy, and nihilistic R-rated origin story on the classic “Batman” villain, directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Set in a crime-ridden Gotham City sometime...
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Her (2013)
Set in Los Angeles in the near future, Her is Spike Jonze’s science fiction-comedy-romance-drama satire which follows a lonely, separated man named Theodore Twombly (Phoenix, The Master), who spends his days working as a writer of “heartfelt”...
The Master (2012)
Set mostly in 1950, Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, Ladder 49) stars as Freddie Quell, an alcoholic and Navy vet of WWII suffering from rage-fueled psychological torment, who goes on a strange odyssey where he...
Walk the Line (2005)
Inevitable comparisons to the previous musical biopic, Ray, are almost a given, especially since both films cover similar ground. Both films are about the early careers of legendary songwriters and performers with tragic pasts, drug...
The Village (2004)
A quick note to readers: To avoid possible spoilers, I’m just going to forego giving my usual plot summary in this review, except when necessary. M. Night Shyamalan has become the “gimmick director”. After...
Signs (2002)
Signs is a tough review for someone who doesn’t employ spoilers, so forgive the lack of specifics in the review — I’m doing it for your own good. After watching the twisty yet somber thrillers The...
Gladiator (2000)
If there’s a reason why professional wrestling has taken such an upswing in popularity of late, perhaps it’s because Hollywood has lost its feel for pure testosterone-driven epic battles where the fates of an...
8MM (1999)
A small-time private eye (Cage) is hired by a wealthy widow (Carter) to learn the secret to a short 8mm film found in her deceased husband’s safe. It appears to be a snuff film featuring the...
Clay Pigeons (1998)
Clay is setup by the husband of the woman he’s having an affair when hubby commits suicide and tries to make it look like Clay killed him. Clay wants no one to suspect so...