Review – No Monstro Or Moby (“The Whale”)

Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s 2012 play (he adapted his own play into the screenplay), this film is about a 600lb man who has become isolated inside his home. Something tells me this isn’t going to be a comedy. His online English students have never seen him and for good reason. Y’see, their teacher, Charlie…

Review – More Than 12 Years A Slave (“Emancipation”)

Based on published accounts in 1863 of a former slave named Gordon, this “based on a true story” story has Will Smith returning to his acting roots after his shocking worldwide Oscar incident that tainted his image. Will this film help him? 1863 sucked. POTUS Abraham Lincoln may have just freed the slaves but plantation…

Chris Pix for the 2022 Academy Awards

Well, it wasn’t as bad as LAST year, as all the movie theaters opened back up again (yaay!). We got a bumper crop of great films, ranging from a blockbuster musical remake to a black & white retelling of a classic Shakespearian tale. Even previous superheroes donned cowboy hats and roamed the backwoods or became…

Review – Jail Bird Bullock (“The Unforgivable”)

This Netflix movie, with Sandra Bullock, is based on the 2009 British three-episode miniseries written by Sally Wainwright, about a woman who attempts to rebuild her life after being released from prison after killing a cop. Originally scheduled as a 2010 movie with Angelina Jolie and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, this Covid rescheduled film gets…

Review – Father Knows Best? (“The Father”)

In The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo, “If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then ‘real’ is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.” But what if you suffer from dementia? In this harrowing film, based on director Florian Zeller’s French play, we learn that ‘real’ is just a construct. His name…