MARTIN SCORSESE’S “THE IRISHMAN” EARNS MOST NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2019 SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS “The Irishman” scores 10 nominations, while Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed “Parasite” follows with 9. ‘Twas a year of heavy hitters at this year’s Seattle Film Critics Society with The Irishman, Parasite, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood scooping up a...
35 years after Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis introduced the world to ectoplasm, Slimer, Proton Packs and the “Ghostbusters” theme song, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is here to capitalize on that sweet sweet nectar of 80s nostalgia all over again. Following in the aftermath of Paul Feig’s financially disappointing female-led Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Afterlife pivots...
Two years ago, Wonder Woman proved that a female-led superhero movie was not destined for poor box office returns and critical lashings, the Patty Jenkins-directed big-screen debut becoming the DCEU’s biggest success at the time. Though the film wasn’t perfect, there was plenty to enjoy and fans were eager to see more of Gal Gadot’s...
Clint Eastwood can’t hide his absolute disdain for the media in cogent but flat biopic Richard Jewell, which tells the story of a low-rent security guard who stumbles across a…
Céline Sciamma’s simmering Portrait of a Lady on Fire burns with a quiet feminine passion. In 1770, two young women confront love and lust in each other’s arms, as a…
When The Aeronauts lifts off the ground, the film from Tom Harper truly does take off. Down on ground-level, everything is a bit more sour than soar though. Benefitting from…
2019 delivered three Disney live-action remakes, Dumbo, Aladdin, and Lion King, and all three were big old failures in my book. This despite the fact that they made jaw-dropping amounts of cash at the international box office. If this latest look at Mulan is any indication of things going forward, perhaps the studio has found...
Spectre may have been the worst Daniel Craig 007 outing but if the trailer for No Time to Die is any indication, it seems that Bond, James Bond is going out on a high note. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga of True Detective and Beasts of No Nation acclaim and written by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, this first look at...
It’s hardly a spoiler at this point to acknowledge the fact that Black Widow, Marvel’s first female superhero who has been played by Scarlett Johansson since 2010, is dead. The former assassin-cum-non-powered-superhero sacrificed herself in Endgame to save the world. More specifically, her friend and partner Hawkeye. Had the movie not come out in April...
Adam Sandler puts on his serious shoes as a neurotic compulsive gambler in the Safdie Brother’s high-stress drama ‘Uncut Gems’. A challenging picture sure to leave you scrambled, the film…