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...
Pre-Screening Stance: There is something, how you might say, off about the trailer for this new Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek vehicle. It looks like an episode of Black Mirror but with a clear bend towards...
Pre-Screening Stance: Studio Ghibli has decided to dip their toe into the world of CG animation, and I am here for it. Granted, we all sort of have to be because it’s Studio Ghibli and...
Pre-Screening Stance: Writer/director Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation, Another Happy Day) has yet to knock one out of the park, but my plan is to pay no mind to that little tidbit since I think that...
Pre-Screening Stance: You know not every IFC Midnight film entirely floats my boat, but when they hit, they hit hard. And when they don’t, they’re still mostly enjoyable. So, seeing as I know almost nothing...
Pre-Screening Stance: Denzel Washington is, even after years of iffy choices, still probably my favorite movie star. Rami Malek continues to be the best part of shitty movies. So yeah, even if Warner Brothers dumped...
