JOJO RABBIT
Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is a good little Nazi. Jojo’s only 10 years old, but his brown shirt is spiffy, his red arm badge is on straight, his arm is at the proper height for a good, strong heil—no flimsy … Continue reading JOJO RABBIT
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MARRIAGE STORY
It all started so well. There was love, and there was kindness. There was understanding, and there was support. And then one day, there wasn’t. The supports were taken out, kindness gave way to cordiality, and romantic love dissolved into … Continue reading MARRIAGE STORY
AVENGERS: END GAME
Where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves … And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world. Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces 2008’s Iron Man may have been a small … Continue reading AVENGERS: END GAME
BLACK WIDOW
Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) has always searched for a family. First discarded, then abandoned, Natasha was raised as a brainwashed assassin, manipulated by the duplicitous Dreykov (Ray Winstone), a man who was seemingly everywhere without anyone ever noticing. Funny, with … Continue reading BLACK WIDOW
2019: Something To Do With Death
As the saying goes, hindsight is twenty-twenty. Why death hung so darkly over my mind as I penned last year’s Best Of column, I cannot say. Maybe it was me. Maybe it was the movies. Maybe it was the Rolling … Continue reading 2019: Something To Do With Death
And the winners are…
Earlier today, the Denver Film Critics Society — 16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one — announced their picks for the year’s best. Of the 41 movies nominated, 1917 (above) … Continue reading And the winners are…
GHOST IN THE SHELL
What stories will this generation tell the ones to come? If the latest output from Hollywood is any indication, they will tell and re-tell the stories of previous generations with slight variations that aren’t adapted but simply repackaged. Hell, if … Continue reading GHOST IN THE SHELL
HITCHCOCK
As the old truism goes, behind every great man is an even greater woman. This was seldom truer than the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville. Hitchcock got his start in the British film industry, drawing title cards and … Continue reading HITCHCOCK
Michael J. Cinema 