Ever go to one of those fancy-schmancy restaurants in L.A. and order a really expensive meal, only to get a big plate with a tiny portion of food? They call it “an incredible gastronomic and epicurean experience”. Pffftt!! I’d rather go to Wendy’s. The story goes that screenwriter Will Tracy dined at the ultra-prestigious seafood…
There is only one Wes Anderson and nobody writes or directs a movie like him. His odd, symmetrical, and weirdly looking film style is unlike anybody else’s in Hollywood. Even his animated films (Isle of Dogs, The Fantastic Mr. Fox) are visually stunning. So, let’s dig in, shall we? An acquired taste, Anderson’s films are…
With a very weird and twisted screenplay by first-time director/writer Valdimar Jóhannsson and poet, novelist, and Bjork songwriter, Sjon, this Icelandic import from A24 Films is moody, creepy, strange, and gives you a case of “what-if’s” with its unusual plot. Somewhere in the desolate outback of Iceland lies the lonely sheep farm of hard-working farmers,…
There have been many movies about playing Poker & Blackjack, counting cards to win, and trying to beat the house (21, Rounders, Rain Man, Molly’s Game, etc.), but how many had Poe Dameron in them? Hmmm. . . I wonder how he would have done against Lando Calrissian in a game of Sabacc? Twice in…
The epic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has been around since the 14th Century, told and retold in film and TV. This version is by visionary writer/director David Lowery, who brought us 2016’s Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, and Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. Imagine an ancient tale told with the cinematic brilliance…
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