GOLDA – Helen Mirren’s Oscar worthy performance as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is impeccable, as usual. Liev Schreiber is also quite good as Henry Kissinger. The film depicts the 20-day Yom Kippur War in 1973. The story gets bogged down in war room scenes and the cinematography is weird. I liked the snippets of the real Golda andContinue reading
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THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL – Not nearly as good as the original Humphrey Bogart film from 1954, the main reason being this film depicts only the court-martial itself and not the actual events leading up to it. Those facts are all stated, but we need to see them in action to make the production interesting.Continue reading
THE LIGHTHOUSE – Another disturbing, confusing film. Two lighthouse caretakers in 1890 go slowly mad from isolation and abuse. Filmed in black & white, and featuring only two actors for the entire piece (Willem Dafoe & Robert Pattinson), the work is terrific and the mood foreboding. Horrific two hours! Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE – The title is certainly appropriate! It was impossible for me to follow and/or understand what was happening in this sci/fi film. Science fiction is not my thing and the movie is two hours and twenty minutes long. The frantic bits (and there were many) made my head hurt. DespiteContinue reading
GEORGE & TAMMY – A dysfunctional relationship straight out of one of their country songs, complete with booze benders, domestic violence, divorce and a long-suffering woman. No surprises here in this documentary about the life and times of George Jones and Tammy Wynette, both personally and professionally, believably portrayed by Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain.Continue reading
ELIZABETH: A PORTRAIT IN PART(S) – A fun documentary on Queen Elizabeth presented in a whimsical fashion. Historic events are interspersed with vintage movie and TV clips of celebrities detailing the Queen’s life in a lighthearted, sometimes outright comical, presentation amid some somber moments in time. Quite a clever take on Her Majesty! I enjoyedContinue reading
THE FIRST LADY – I’ve been looking forward to this series on Showtime for weeks. It’s an interesting depiction of three First Ladies – Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama. I like the way three distinct eras are showcased in every episode allowing us to compare how each First Lady handled (or didn’t) similarContinue reading
THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH – this series began in 2016 when Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon put their collective political expertise to good use taking us behind the scenes with the presidential candidates, following them across country and venues as they vied for their party’s nomination. I don’tContinue reading
A GHOST STORY – aptly named and misleading at the same time, this piece is not what the title suggests. It’s not a ghost story, it’s a ghost’s story. One which poignantly asks us to consider the meaning of life and death. At times achingly slow, and yet somehow appropriately paced, I was often thinking,Continue reading
THE HUMANS – Awful!! Dreadful, dismal film depicting one dysfunctional family’s Thanksgiving gathering in lower Manhattan. Unfolding in real time, the cinematography is disjointed and claustrophobic. The lighting is practically non-existent. There is no explanation for the father’s bizarre fixation with the walls which seem to have weird bubbles protruding from the plaster which themselvesContinue reading
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