Vishniac (video review)
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Tag: film
Black Adam (2022)
Black Adam is a bit much, even as far as these brobdinagian CG-heavy superhero movies go. With only fleeting bits of charm from star Dwayne Johnson, this is yet another over-produced bulk that reaffirms the timidity of current studio-driven product. It’s expensive, with lots of light and color and sound, but at its center it […]
Eiffel (2022)
I doubt whether there is one single monument that can represent the culture of one city as The Eiffel Tower. It is as much a part of the city of Paris as baguettes, bicycles and bal musette music. It is even integral to one of the famous of movie clichés, that it can be seen […]
Interceptor (2022)
Netflix action thriller Interceptor t is a movie that just needs to calm down for a second, take a breath and start over. Matthew Reilly’s debut feature throws so much at you so fast that you feel overwhelmed in the first 10 minutes and that is not to positive effect. This is an action movie that takes […]
A Chiara (2022)
A Chiara from filmmaker Jonas Carpignano is an Italian-language drama that bears an interesting idea. In the midst of teen angst, confusion, changes and discoveries, what would happen if added to that was the revelation that your father was a wanted criminal? What would be your emotional state? How would it hit you psychologically? You […]
Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers (2022)
The tagline for Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers proudly announces that “It’s not reboot, it’s a comeback.” Actually it’s a confusing morass of both, plus an update, a remake, a follow-up, a rehash, and a badly rendered nostalgic day-trip. I challenge anyone to nail down exactly what this movie is. My interpretation is that it is […]
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Lord knows I’ve seen enough gut-bucket slasher movies to know that the promise of “The Final Chapter” is only a piecrust promise, easily made and then easily broken. It’s about as reliable as “You can trust us” or “No new taxes.” But as gimmicks go, it is a clever one. You get audiences in the […]
The Stone Boy
I have been to funerals that bring out bottled up emotions and old family grudges much like the ones in The Stone Boy. Tragedy somehow brings those feelings to the surface and the time comes, ready or not, to release them on those to whom we have coveted blame. What is unique in the Hillerman […]
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
I arrive at Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings with a great many mixed feelings. This is a film of so much style, so much imagination, so much ambition, yet I find myself trapped by the unavoidable conclusion that this movie is flawed beyond the point of no return. Its animation style wavers back […]
