2004’s “Man on Fire†by Tony Scott features Denzel Washington mirroring roles we’ve seen before. “Flight†(for alcoholism) and “The…
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We officially are in Dumpuary. For me, as a critic, it’s like summer break after awards-season finals weekend—a predictable lull…
There’s a version of “The Yellow Tie†that plays like a straightforward biopic: childhood hardship, artistic awakening, the long climb…
“Black Phone†2, again directed and co-written by Scott Derrickson, improves upon its predecessor in remarkable ways. It’s interesting that…
Pouring plenty of emotion into its relatively brief run-time, Zak Hilditch’s “We Bury the Dead” takes a hearty swing at pathos-laden ‘zombie…
“Toughness doesn’t have to be forceful. It can be gentle.†Siila Watt-Cloutier says this early in the film, and it…
In the 2015 film “Spotlight,†Editor Marty Baron, played by Liev Schreiber, instructs his journalists to show that child sexual…
“Forrest Gump†was a movie I watched countless times as a kid. Released in the summer of 1994, it aired…
In the song “Rewind†by Better than Ezra, the band writes: “right there, a sone became a soundtrack for a place…
The title “Children of a Lesser God†had me hooked by how interesting it sounds. But the romance genre, devoid…