In this particular cinematic world, ushered in with Zombieland a decade ago, zombies have risen and taken over America. People are still around, but are few and far between, and always on the run. Two men and two young women, […]
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Midway (2019) ☆ ☆ ☆
Last week I rewatched the 1976 film Midway, which I had originally seen that year with my father, a World War II veteran. It is an all-star recreation of the Battle of Midway, filmed in “Sensurround,” and mixes actual war […]
Continue reading »Jojo Rabbit (2019) ☆ ☆ ☆
Some movies defy description, which is to their advantage. Some are so audacious that one wonders how they were ever made, and Jojo Rabbit certainly qualifies on that score. It’s a comedic drama about a young Nazi learning the realities […]
Continue reading »Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory) (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
I found lots of pain and not much glory in this semi-autobiographical film from Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director of films dating back to the 1970s. This one seems very connected to the director, though I do not know enough […]
Continue reading »Abominable (2019) ☆ ☆
As a big fan of the Abominable Snowman, I have tried to see every movie associated with Yeti, not to mention his American cousin, Bigfoot. Most are not very good, and don’t get me started on the absurdities of Harry […]
Continue reading »Downton Abbey (2019) ☆ ☆ ☆
Prior to this motion picture I had not watched one minute of the acclaimed television series upon which it is based — but that will change. The movie has persuaded me that the series is worth investigating, something millions of […]
Continue reading »Ad Astra (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
“Ad Astra” is latin for “To the Stars,” which is exactly where this movie tries to go. As a lifetime space enthusiast, I am thrilled to see a movie that tries, and largely succeeds, depicting space travel as a viable […]
Continue reading »Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Another film I was trepidatious about is Quentin Tarantino’s newest opus. Tarantino is an acquired taste, one which I have never fully accepted. I know he is revered but his style-first melodramatics are hit or miss with me. Tackling one […]
Continue reading »The Lion King (2019) ☆ ☆
When the animated version of this story became, in 1994, one of the most successful animated films of the Disney studio, I was surprised. I enjoyed it, yet I never felt the love so many people have for it, and […]
Continue reading »Angel Has Fallen (2019) ☆ ☆
While I have enjoyed Secret Service Agent Mike Banning’s previous two action-adventures (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen), I think it is safe to say that they have finally run their course. The geo-political stakes are still very high — […]
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