Ema (2019)
[This review is part of my ongoing coverage [...]
Author Archive: Jerry Roberts
Jerry Roberts is a film critic and operator of two websites, Armchair Cinema and Armchair Oscars.
No Time to Die (2021)
It is probably well to note right away that No Time to Die, the 25 James Bond adventure, is not going to please many purists. Those who have picked and prodded through every nook and cranny of this long-running series, or those who view it as comfort food, are going to walk away with mixed […]
The Civil War (or Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
It is difficult for me to look at Rachel Boynton’s documentary Civil War (or Who Do We Think We Are) without reeling back a few weeks to another portrait of the debate over Confederate monuments: C.J. Hunt’s The Neutral Ground. Both films are focused on illustrating the varying perspectives that have kept the punctuation of […]
Cry Macho (2021)
Cowboys always lament that they are a dying breed, that the rapid progress of mankind is pushing them out of existence. The same might be said of movie stars. In the progression of technology, the speed at which movies are made, and demand for “on-demand” there’s little time for actors to grow, to become so […]
The Pod Bay Doors Movie Podcast: Our NOT-depressing look at 9/11 and the media
This episode, Jerry and Doug discuss the impact of the events of 09/11/2001 had on the media thereafter. There is a lot to talk about so this is a long one.
The Pod Bay Doors Movie Podcast: The Kid (1921)
This episode, Jerry and Doug step back 100 years to 1921 and Charlie Chaplin’s first feature: The Kid! This brief but lovable movie has remained funny and touching for a century, and for good reason. Watch your window panes and don’t let The Little Tramp behind you, he will kick you.
John and the Hole (2020)
[This review is part of my ongoing coverage of the films screened at Birmingham Alabama’s 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival] John and the Hole is a movie with a lot of questions that need to be answered. Yet, I’m afraid that when the story is finally concluded, the answers don’t present themselves. Here is a […]
Carterland (2021)
[This review is part of my ongoing coverage of the films screened at Birmingham Alabama’s 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival] Was Jimmy Carter a maligned genius? History’s greatest monster? Or was he merely a functionary who occupied the Oval Office and made no impact whatsoever? The very strange contrast to the public image of Jimmy […]
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)
[This review is part of my ongoing coverage of the films screened at Birmingham Alabama’s 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival] Walking into the new documentary Kubrick by Kubrick, it was hard not to be cynical. I mean, what can the movie show me that I haven’t already seen before? After in-depth studies of Stanley Kubrick’s […]
