Latest Movie Reviews
Wonder Woman 1984
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Rating: ★★½Release Year: 2020
Director: Patty Jenkins
Tenet
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Rating: ★★★★Release Year: 2020
Director: Christopher Nolan
Promising Young Woman
MPAA Rating: R Rating: ★★★½Release Year: 2020
Director: Emerald Fennell
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MPAA Rating: R Rating: ★★★½Release Year: 2020
Director: George C. Wolfe
Wolfwalkers
MPAA Rating: PG Rating: ★★★★Release Year: 2020
Director: Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
Latest Essays and Top Lists
Top 20 Films of 2020
What left is there to say about the year that was 2020? To call it “unusual” or “difficult” underplays the immense trials and tragedies the entire global population faced. Cinema itself was not left unscathed; as productions halted, theaters closed, festivals went virtual, and distributors scrambled, the film industry was totally upended. Likewise, film audiences (i.e., human beings) were isolated to their homes in quarantines or lockdowns (at best—we know the worst of what Covid-19 can do) and attempted to …
5 Films: Resurrection
We celebrate the resurrection of Christ at Easter, the greatest moment in history, where death was defeated and the kingdom of God broke into our world. The motif of resurrection has played a prominent role in so many of our beloved narratives, from classic Greek tales and epics to the current comic book and superhero blockbusters. Consider this a list of unconventional Easter films. A note on criteria: I’ve not included Jesus films for this particular list. Nor am I considering zombie or vampire films as depictions of …
The 2020 Cinemayward Oscars
Me, every year: The Academy Awards are rubbish. Art is not a popularity contest or a competition to win. Truth and beauty are not determined by “For Your Consideration” campaigns. Also me: PLEASE AFFIRM MY FAVORITE FILMS WITH TINY GOLD STATUES. So, here are the 2020 Cinemayward Oscars, which is really just my way of celebrating much of what the actual Oscars (and other similar awards) overlooked this year, as well as a few unique categories of my own. Enjoy. …