Pre-Screening Stance: I don’t think I’ve seen anything that Lee Daniels has directed since Precious (2009), so my expectation level for him is pretty much zip as I head into The United States Vs Billie...
Pre-Screening Stance: It doesn’t matter how many time-loop movies I consume, I’m always at least willing to give another one a chance. This one is, well, it’s a teen time-loop movie. A time-loop flick, but...
Pre-Screening Stance: It’s an A24 movie with some serious hype around it. I’m in. Post-Screening Ramble: I watched Minari a few nights ago and haven’t been able to shake it since. It’s not a complicated...
Pre-Screening Stance: The movie looks like a discarded SNL sketch, but hey, I dig Kristen Wiig. Post-Screening Ramble: Because Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar didn’t exactly look like a winner, I decided...
Pre-Screening Stance: I’ve heard nothing but great things about Minari. Let’s do this already. Post-Screening Ramble: Writer/director Lee Isaac Chung’s mostly auto-biographical Minari is a fantastic film. It’s centered around a Korean family in the...
Pre-Screening Stance: I just revisited Groundhog Day and Palm Springs, so I couldn’t be more ready for The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things. Post-Screening Ramble: The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things isn’t original at all,...
Pre-Screening Stance: Robin Wright is giving directing a swing? I’m totally there. Post-Screening Ramble: First time directors often make the mistake of turning every level up to 11, as if this initial performance be their...
Pre-Screening Stance: Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield are two of my favorite actors these days, so I’m more than ready to see them together in Judas And The Black Messiah. Post-Screening Ramble: Judas And The...
Pre-Screening Stance: Land is Robin Wright’s directorial debut, and that’s reason enough to give it a whirl. Post-Screening Ramble: If you saw Wild, then you’ve practically seen Land. That film (from 2014) featured Reese Witherspoon...
Pre-Screening Stance: It’s France’s 2021 entry for the Oscars. I imagine it will be a solid film with strong, naturalistic performances that focuses on life’s simpler triumphs and tribulations. Post-Screening Ramble: There’s a moment probably...
