Vishniac (video review)
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
The Pirates of the Caribbean movies put a lot of stock in curses. It should, really, when there are haunted men walking around with scales for brains and barnacles for skin. But the biggest curse that the new installment of the series must overcome is The Curse of the Fourth Sequel. This is a lamentable […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Let’s talk about Baby Groot. He’s precious. You could watch his antics all day. He’s like a cute puppy, he could be the star of a series of YouTube videos where you watch him do anything. Clearly the people behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 know what they have in Baby Groot. They understood it the […]
The Circle (2017)
The Circle is the kind of movie that operates completely on theory while the audience watches in frustration as it completely omits logic or common sense. Here is a techno-phobic piece of dreck that looks like high-tech thriller wrapped in social commentary, but by the time all of the pieces have been laid out, you […]
CHiPs (2017)
CHiPs features a brief but lingering shot of a cat’s anus. This is supposed to be a joke. That should seal the deal on whether or not you want to see it. If it doesn’t, you need help. For that reason, and many others, I don’t want to meet the people who would be entertained […]
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
I’m sorry, but if you don’t think that King Kong fighting a giant octopus is exciting, then you don’t have a pulse. Kong: Skull Island is the best time I’ve had at an action movie in quite a long time. Here is a movie that I didn’t approach with a lot of anticipation — monster […]
Sidewalk Film Festival Retrospective #5: De Palma (2015)
Brian De Palma was one of the pillars of the New Hollywood that flourished in the late 60s and early 70s, the time when the studio system was breaking down along with the production code. The moviegoing public was getting bored with the dusty old product that the Hollywood elders were pumping out and so […]
Sidewalk Film Festival Retrospective #2: Other People (2016)
Other People opens with a scene that I won’t soon forget. A family, at the worst moment in their lives gathers around the bed of the family matriarch who has just passed on after a long and lingering battle with cancer. In the midst of their sorrow the dearly departed gets a message on the […]
Sidewalk Film Festival Retrospective #1: Little Men (2016)
Attending The Sidewalk Film Festival this year was not only the chance to attend a spectacular event, but it was also a chance to catch up on great films away from the multiplex tentpole movies that are souring the American market. For two days I was able to enjoy a great many documentaries and independents […]
