I don’t love director Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction oeuvre because, unlike, say, Steven Spielberg’s, Villeneuve’s movies are more intellectual and symbolic than emotional adventures of wonder. Since Sicario (2015), the writer-director has worked exclusively in the sci-fi domain — Arrival, Blade […]
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To Review or Not to Review . . . That is the Question
After my first review of Labyrinth posted earlier today it was suggested to me that perhaps I should not see or review fantasy films, as I am particularly averse to them. There is logic in that suggestion, but I don’t want […]
Continue reading »Labyrinth (1986) ☆ 1/2 (review 2)
It has been suggested to me that my personal aversion to fantasy films overwhelms my earlier review of Labyrinth, even negating whatever worth it may have. I cannot argue that point; it is clear and obviously true. In my reviews […]
Continue reading »2023 Academy Awards Predictions
While I have been a big fan of the Oscars since the 1970s I have paid less attention to them in recent years. I cannot say why, except that some of the nominated films have not piqued my interest. This […]
Continue reading »Madame Web (2024) ☆ 1/2
There must be an awful lot of comic book material, weird characters with weird superpowers and such, which has not been adapted to film yet. This is one such adaptation, I think, and one which really should have been avoided. […]
Continue reading »Labyrinth (1986) ☆ 1/2 (review 1)
I saw this 1986 fantasy for the first time this week, as it was meant to be seen, in a theater. Thanks to Fathom Events, certain films of the past are returning to the screen for limited runs each month. […]
Continue reading »Ordinary Angels (2024) ☆ ☆ ☆
This is one of those “you would never believe this story if it weren’t true” movie stories which inspire people to write, produce and act in them because those stories have dramatic resonance precisely because they did happen, against all […]
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