Archive For August, 2019
What’s the Frequency, David?
Don’t Let Go by Hope Madden Twenty years ago Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid sleuthed across time via a ham radio to solve a serial killer case. But who remembers…read more →
Spinning Wheels
Bennett’s War by George Wolf After nearly an hour of valiantly struggling to find depth in a character written mainly in cleavage, actress Allison Paige does get to deliver the…read more →
So Much Drama in the NYC
After the Wedding by Brandon Thomas The adult drama has all but vanished from American multiplexes. Sure, the occasional Oscar-baity title sneaks through around the holidays, but those mom-pleasing, bring…read more →
Identity Theft
Luce by Hope Madden It’s appropriate that so much of the film Luce follows the titular character’s preparation for a debate. The film itself seems to beg for audience argument.…read more →
Heart of Darkness
Cold Case Hammarskjöld by Christie Robb Initially an exploration of the suspicious death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961, Mads Brügger’s documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld takes a sharp…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of August 26
What do you want to watch this week? A musical biopic that finally manages to get past the standard “behind the music” approach is our pick because it’s a charming…read more →
Let’s All Go to the Editing Bay
Have You Seen My Movie? by Matt Weiner If the phrase “a love-letter to cinema” wasn’t clichéd by now, Paul Anton Smith’s new meta-film Have You Seen My Movie? at…read more →
Stay Down
Angel Has Fallen by George Wolf Olympus, then London, now Angel. They keep Fallen, must they keep getting up? To be fair, Angel isn’t nearly the dumpster dive we took…read more →