One Man's Thoughts
Did you know suicide is second leading cause of death for Americans age 10-24? Did you know there is something you can do about that? While the American Foundation for … Continue reading ‘Project Wake Up’ takes a passionate swing at the mental health stigma
Jennifer Kent doesn’t pull a single punch here.
“What drugs do the body is like what a fire does to a building.” David Crosby, two time Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a relentless survivor, could … Continue reading ‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’ is the best documentary I’ve seen this year
Mel (Marc Maron) doesn’t like to beat around the bush. The 53-year-old owner of a pawn shop in Birmingham, Alabama, Mel shoots customers straight, seemingly craving human interaction yet not … Continue reading ‘Sword of Trust’ features Marc Maron at his best
This Just In: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wants you to kick your leg up, laugh out loud, and go “wow” during his movies. He wants you to do this all … Continue reading Why ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ is ‘Tango and Cash’ on steroids
Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his best friend/stunt double, Cliff Booth (a never better Brad Pitt), were once much-desired assets in Hollywood. One was the star of a hit TV … Continue reading Why Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ is a love letter to the movies
Cancer sucks, especially if you don’t even know that you have it. In Lulu Wang’s heartfelt new film, The Farewell, we quickly meet the lovely Nai Nai (Shuzhen Zhao) at … Continue reading Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’ should make you laugh and cry in unison
Are you ever really out of the criminal life once you’ve dipped your feet inside? It’s a question as old as dirt in the land of cinema, which makes every … Continue reading ‘Into the Ashes’ is a tightly wound thriller worth watching
One of the virtues of seeing a lot of movies is being able to differentiate between a cash grab and a true work of intent and need. The tell-tale signs … Continue reading ‘Lion King’ remake is a bank vault opening to collect
In the opening moments of Joe Lynch’s Point Blank, a man with no name (Frank Grill) crashes and falls out of a house, running away wounded with a gun in … Continue reading Netflix’s ‘Point Blank’ is punk rock cinema at its finest
A young woman (Kaya Scodelario) and her dad (Barry Pepper) against an army of alligators in the hurricane-ravaged swamps of Florida. There’s your quick setup for Alex Aja’s Crawl. Here’s … Continue reading ‘Crawl’ is trashy fun if you keep expectations low
There’s a scene early on in Stuber where Vic Manning (Dave Bautista), in pursuit of a murder suspect, tosses a large piece of furniture over a hotel railing down towards … Continue reading ‘Stuber’ generates laughs due to its leads and edgy humor
