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Film Reviews

  • Inspiration and Popcorn: ‘The Wings of Eagles’: A Sentimental, Multifaceted Character Study
    Inspiration and Popcorn: ‘The Wings of Eagles’: A Sentimental, Multifaceted Character Study
    Approved | 1h 50min | Biography, Drama, War | 1957 One of John Ford’s more sentimental films, “The Wings of Eagles” is a biopic about Ford’s friend and frequent filmmaking ...
    September 3, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • ‘State Fair’ 1933 Versus 1945; The Good Old Days Versus Good Intentions
    ‘State Fair’ 1933 Versus 1945; The Good Old Days Versus Good Intentions
    Summer’s end is celebrated around the rural United States with state fairs, where farmers gather for fun, food, ...
    September 2, 2021BY Tiffany Brannan
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Rounders’: It’s Most Definitely ‘Good Will Hunting II’
    Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Rounders’: It’s Most Definitely ‘Good Will Hunting II’
    1998 | R | 2h 1min When “Rounders” hit theaters 23 years ago on Sept. 11th, four years before ...
    August 30, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Long Voyage Home’: John Ford’s Excellent Nautical Adventure
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Long Voyage Home’: John Ford’s Excellent Nautical Adventure
    Approved | 1h 45min | Drama, War | 1940 The sea can offer many things. Whether for civilians ...
    August 27, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch This Week
    Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch This Week
    Free Guy (2021) Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is a non-player character in a video game but doesn’t realize it. ...
    August 27, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Backdraft’: Tweak the Soundtrack and It’s Still a Winner
    Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Backdraft’: Tweak the Soundtrack and It’s Still a Winner
    1991 | R | 2h 17min I saw “Backdraft” when it came out in 1991. Loved it. Saw it three ...
    August 26, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Highwaymen’: Bonnie and Clyde, the Realistic Version
    Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Highwaymen’: Bonnie and Clyde, the Realistic Version
    2019 | R | 2h 12min “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967) could have been made in today's post-truth era, ...
    August 26, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Film Review: ‘Reminiscence’: First-Time Filmmaker Lisa Joy’s Sci-Fi Noir Pot-Boiler
    Film Review: ‘Reminiscence’: First-Time Filmmaker Lisa Joy’s Sci-Fi Noir Pot-Boiler
    PG-13 | 1h 56min | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi | 20 August 2021 Inspired by German Expressionism in the late 1940s, film noir flourished and then ...
    August 25, 2021BY Michael Clark
  • Film Review: ‘Nine Days’: How Souls Come to Have Human Life
    Film Review: ‘Nine Days’: How Souls Come to Have Human Life
    2020 | R | 2h 4min It’s admirable that filmmakers are trying to tackle life’s massive, apparently unanswerable ...
    August 23, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Fisherman’s Friends’: The Importance of Friends, Tradition, and Community
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Fisherman’s Friends’: The Importance of Friends, Tradition, and Community
    PG-13 | 1h 52m | Comedy, Drama, Music | March 15, 2019 (UK) Recently, some friends of mine ...
    August 20, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Good Will Hunting’: Even Geniuses Have Trouble Leaving the Nest
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Good Will Hunting’: Even Geniuses Have Trouble Leaving the Nest
    1997 | R | 2h 6min There’s nothing quite as fun in movies as when an apparently innocuous individual unexpectedly ...
    August 19, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Film Review: ‘Free Guy’: A Funny and Insightful Indictment of Video Game Culture
    Film Review: ‘Free Guy’: A Funny and Insightful Indictment of Video Game Culture
    PG-13 | 1h 55min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy | 13 August 2021 (USA) Beginning in 1993 with “Super Mario Brothers,” there have been 45 ...
    August 18, 2021BY Michael Clark
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Simone’: Was the Film a Harbinger for the Movie Industry?
    Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Simone’: Was the Film a Harbinger for the Movie Industry?
    PG-13 | 1h 58min | Comedy/Satire, Drama, Mystery | 23 August 2002 (USA) During one of the "making of" segments on the DVD release of ...
    August 13, 2021BY Michael Clark
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘The Pilot’ an Insightful Film About an Alcoholic Pilot
    Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘The Pilot’ an Insightful Film About an Alcoholic Pilot
    PG | 1h 32min | Drama | 1980 As horrible as alcoholism’s effects can be, it does make ...
    August 13, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Searching for Bobby Fischer’: Dads, Don’t Use Your Kids to Show Off
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Searching for Bobby Fischer’: Dads, Don’t Use Your Kids to Show Off
    1993 | PG | 1h 49min “Searching for Bobby Fischer” (1993) is based on the true story of 7-year-old chess ...
    August 12, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • ‘My Reputation’ From 1946: Gossip, Convention, and Barbara Stanwyck
    ‘My Reputation’ From 1946: Gossip, Convention, and Barbara Stanwyck
    “Who steals my purse steals trash. But he that filches from me my good name robs me of ...
    August 10, 2021BY Tiffany Brannan
  • Film Review: ‘Val’: Val Kilmer: Portrait of the Artist as a Young and Old Man
    Film Review: ‘Val’: Val Kilmer: Portrait of the Artist as a Young and Old Man
    2021 | R | 1h 49min Marlon Brando’s famous definition of an actor goes: “An actor’s a guy who, if ...
    August 6, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Film Review: ‘Jungle Cruise’: Another Hit-and-Miss Disney Theme-Park Adaptation
    Film Review: ‘Jungle Cruise’: Another Hit-and-Miss Disney Theme-Park Adaptation
    PG-13 | 2h 7min | Action, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | 30 July 2021 (USA) Before hitting the mother lode with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, ...
    August 5, 2021BY Michael Clark
  • Film Review: ‘The Green Knight’: Yawn-Fest With Deep Spiritual Insights
    Film Review: ‘The Green Knight’: Yawn-Fest With Deep Spiritual Insights
    2021 | R | 2h 10min “The Green Knight” Rotten Tomatoes score: The Critics: 90 percent—Fresh! The People: 52 ...
    August 4, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Presidents in Pictures: 3 Classic Movies About United States Presidents
    Presidents in Pictures: 3 Classic Movies About United States Presidents
    Why are three movies made seven decades ago worth watching? History. American History—a lesson in a system that ...
    August 4, 2021BY Tiffany Brannan
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Horse Soldiers’: Director John Ford’s Entertaining Civil War Drama
    Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Horse Soldiers’: Director John Ford’s Entertaining Civil War Drama
    Not Rated | 2h | Adventure, Romance, War | 1959 For as many Western films as celebrated director ...
    July 30, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Heaven Can Wait’: Warren Beatty’s Sublime Fantasy Romance
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Heaven Can Wait’: Warren Beatty’s Sublime Fantasy Romance
    PG | 1h 41min | Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy | 28 June 1978 (USA) After a decade of largely forgettable TV roles and low-performing ...
    July 28, 2021BY Michael Clark
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Courage Under Fire’: Standing Guard Over Truth
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Courage Under Fire’: Standing Guard Over Truth
    1996 | R | 1h 56min If a movie shows a military funeral featuring the “missing-man formation”—that fighter-jet fly-by where one ...
    July 27, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘Pink Cadillac’: A Late 80’s Eastwood Vehicle You Should Avoid Taking a Ride In
    Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘Pink Cadillac’: A Late 80’s Eastwood Vehicle You Should Avoid Taking a Ride In
    1989 | PG-13 | 2h 2min Funny how our tastes change. When I saw Clint Eastwood’s “Pink Cadillac” back in ...
    July 25, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Last Hurrah’: A Multifaceted Character Study of a Politician From a Bygone Era
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Last Hurrah’: A Multifaceted Character Study of a Politician From a Bygone Era
    Not Rated | 2h 1min | Drama, Comedy | 1958 Celebrated American director John Ford is probably best ...
    July 23, 2021BY Ian Kane
  • Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Death of Stalin’: Get Inspired About America
    Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Death of Stalin’: Get Inspired About America
    2017 | R |1h 47min Writer-director Armando Iannucci, who created HBO’s political satire “Veep,” has with “The Death of ...
    July 23, 2021BY Mark Jackson
  • Film Review: ‘Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain’: Bio-documentary of a Media Pioneer
    Film Review: ‘Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain’: Bio-documentary of a Media Pioneer
    R | 1h 58min | Documentary, Biography | 16 July 2021 (USA) Opening with the 1972 in-your-face, retro-punk anthem of the same name by ...
    July 14, 2021BY Michael Clark
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