Heroes Shed No Tears
Heroes Shed No Tears (Ying xiong wu lei) is a 1986 actioner by John Woo, and probably among his least well known films. Woo’s...
Category: Reviews
Reviews of films and television formats. Short or long.
Underwater
One-part Alien another part The Meg, Underwater is a deep-sea thriller: what exactly lives seven miles under the sea—and what business do we have...
Uncut Gems
This cautionary tale—even-when-you-win-you’re-still-a-loser—whose focus is gambling addiction and the pathetic, never ending quest for the “big score,” is an unsettling look at the joyless...
Richard Jewell
Under the radar, but vatic, director Clint Eastwood’s latest film takes a look at the falsely accused—and how being falsely accused is, oftentimes, the...
Bombshell
Office-bound and talky, but fascinating for its unvarnished behind-the-scenes look at the goings on at Fox News, Bombshell is a showcase for a cast...
CRIMEWATCH: The Irishman
Director Martin Scorsese has re-assembled a star-studded cast of bad boy screen legends—almost all of whom are now in their seventies (!), and created...
Harriet
It’s strange, sad and telling that the world has had to wait until 2019 to see a big-budget screen adaption of an American hero...
CRIMEWATCH: Black and Blue
What happens when a young woman from the hood switches sides and joins the police force? That’s the basic story presented in Black and...
Dolemite Is My Name
If you’re not familiar with Dolemite, rapper/comedian Rudy Ray Moore’s raunchy story-telling pimp character, Dolemite Is My Name is the perfect introduction. It’s a...
Joker
It’s seldom that a cinematographer is cited in a film review, especially within the first three sentences, but cinematographer Lawrence Sher—at the helm of...
