
Review: “Black Bag”
“Black Bag” is a new spy movie with no car chases or shootouts or action sequences. But it does have Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender and the steady hand of director Steven Soderbergh. Here’s my review.
“Black Bag” is a new spy movie with no car chases or shootouts or action sequences. But it does have Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender and the steady hand of director Steven Soderbergh. Here’s my review.
I’m not usually a fan of movies which take place in a dystopian future, but decided to give “Mickey 17” (from the writer/director of “Parasite” and star Robert Pattinson) a try. Here’s my review.
These were the highlights and lowlights of last night’s Oscars telecast, from Conan O’Brien as host to some odd choices made by the show’s producers — and the shout-outs to sex workers, of course.
Instead of writing a long appreciation of the great Gene Hackman, I thought I’d recommend some of his lesser-known movies that I’ve enjoyed.
I’m saddened to hear about the imminent closure of Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Cinema, the only movie theater in the St. Louis area that regularly showed indie and smaller-budget movies. Here’s why I feel partly responsible.
The “SNL” music montage I posted yesterday reminded my wife of “Precious Images,” a wonderful eight-minute compilation of scenes from 470 movies. Here it is.