Movie Breakdown: Richard Jewell
Pre-Screening Ramble: I was 13 when the Centennial Olympic Park bombing happened, so I vividly remember Richard Jewell being declared a hero and then – seemingly immediately – being pegged as the guy who probably...
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Movie Breakdown: 1917
Pre-Screening Ramble: Sam Mendes is a very good director. There’s only one movie of his (it’s Spectre) that I don’t really care for, and I can’t even claim to hate it. As for his latest...
Movie Breakdown: Knives Out (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: Oh, Rian Johnson made a new film? Cool, I’ve only been waiting for this one to come out since that kid in The Last Jedi stared into the stars and I was like,...
Movie Breakdown: Uncut Gems (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: The Safdie’s Good Times with Robert Pattinson still haunts me in the best possible way. If this was a video of a man stirring old milk with his pinky finger while a child...
Movie Breakdown: Honey Boy
Pre-Screening Ramble: Shia LaBeouf has been on the comeback trail for a while now, so I think it’s nice that things have really come together for him here in 2019. The Peanut Butter Falcon, which...
Movie Breakdown: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Pre-Screening Ramble: Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers. That’s it. That’s the only reason I need to see A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood. Post-Screening Ramble: First of all, you should know that A Beautiful Day...
Movie Breakdown: The Good Liar
Pre-Screening Ramble: I love a good con-centric movie, I love both Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, and I … well, love isn’t the word I’d use to describe how I feel about Bill Condon (Dreamgirls,...
Movie Breakdown: Charlie’s Angels
Pre-Screening Ramble: Frankly, I don’t get why there’s a new Charlie’s Angels movie. Is this really a franchise that people have been wanting to see return? Why in the world did Elizabeth Banks decide to...
Movie Breakdown: Ford V Ferrari (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: Everything about this film – the period, the stars, the presence of many many fast cars hurtling around racetracks – has me excited. Which, based on my general cynicism about hope, makes me...
Movie Breakdown: Ford V Ferrari
Pre-Screening Ramble: Ford v Ferrari appears to have all the right parts – a rock solid director in James Mangold (Logan, Walk The Line, Cop Land), great leads in Matt Damon & Christian Bale, and...
