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Review – Bohemian Rhapsody

Posted on February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 by Adam

As a music-lover, there was a part of me that was always going to like Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s the same reason I liked A Star Is Born, or La La Land, or Almost Famous, or heck, even a movie like That Thing You Do. It’s fun to see musicians rise from obscurity to worldwide fame. It’s also rewarding to see music as an important element in our lives. I like the importance tha...

Review – Shoplifters

Posted on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 by Adam

Choice plays a huge role in Shoplifters. The family members at the center of this film have both real and perceived disadvantages in life. And the distinction between reality and perception is at times razor thin, just like the societal margins they occupy. They live life on a moment by moment basis, and their choices are informed by that sense of uncertainty and insecurit...

Review – High Flying Bird

Posted on February 8, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

This is a perfect example of how Netflix is actually helping the film industry. Not that Soderbergh needs help producing and distributing movies. And I have other misgivings about Netflix and streaming in general. But a movie like High Flying Bird doesn’t get made and released in 2019 without a company like Netflix. It’s not the type of movie I see doing well in a theater....

Review – Blindspotting

Posted on February 2, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

It’s rare for a movie to be both hilarious and also deeply, emotionally affecting. But Blindspotting hits those marks with equal measure. Actor/writer Daveed Diggs has written a script that crackles with wit and humor, and director Carlos Lopez Estrada moves us through this story, and through the city of Oakland, with blazing ferocity and ambition. It’s a joy to watch, rea...

Review – A Star is Born

Posted on February 1, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

If you’ve seen his performance on Jimmy Fallon, you know that Bradley Cooper is an absolutely prodigious air guitarist. So it makes sense that he makes for a great rock star. I’ll be honest, I didn’t really WANT to like this movie. I am not a huge Gaga fan. Mind you, I don’t have anything against her. But I wasn’t really interested in her cross-over to acting. But damn it ...

Micro Review – Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse

Posted on February 1, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

This is one of the coolest animated films I've seen in a long time. Strike that. This is one of the coolest films (period) I've seen in a long time. I wasn't a fan of the inclusion of a pig though. Just sayin'. 4 out of 5 stars

Review – Burning

Posted on January 31, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

The whole time I was watching this movie, I kept saying to myself, “this feels like Murakami.” It had the mystic conversations in a low-lit diner, and the presence of mysterious cats, and the quiet male protagonist captivated by a free spirited yet complicated girl - all staples of Haruki Murakami’s fiction. It had that feeling of this supernatural world hiding beneath the...

ScreenTime Podcast Now Live!

Posted on January 30, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

My good friend Mike Sheets and I started a podcast about movies, TV, and entertainment, called ScreenTime. We'll be releasing new episodes every Wednesday about relevant topics and recommendations for what you should stream. Make sure to subscribe on your preferred podcast provider: iTunesSpotifyGoogle Play MusicStitcher And follow us on Twitter @Screen...

Micro Review – Tag

Posted on January 28, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

This is a bad movie. It's got absolutely ridiculous antics (all the Jeremy Renner stuff is just so over the top). The female characters are some of the most shallow and underdeveloped I've seen in a long time (they're completely reliant on the male characters), and a half-assed attempt at "gender equality" at the end is shameful at best. This is a movie that is unabashedly...

Review – If Beale Street Could Talk

Posted on January 26, 2019February 15, 2019 by Adam

This film has lingered on the periphery of my day today, trailing behind me like a shadow. I'll turn around and abruptly notice it there, indistinct but indisputable. This is just such a beautiful piece of filmmaking, based on a great novel by an iconic author, James Baldwin. For director Barry Jenkins, this is a perfect followup to Moonlight. It has this mix of biting ...

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