Movie Review: “September 5”

Movie Review: “September 5”

With the movie opening in St. Louis and other cities tomorrow, I can finally share my review of this thriller about how the ABC Sports team covered the terrorist attack at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Charlie Chaplin vs. America

Charlie Chaplin vs. America

I just finished reading this book about Charlie Chaplin’s film work, as well as how ultra-conservatives in the US government and media banished him for two decades. It prompted me to write this.

Now With Even More Den

Now With Even More Den

I returned to the Reel Spoilers podcast this week to sit in for Kevin and talk about “Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera” with Tom and Joe. Listen/watch here.

Movie Review: “The Critic”

Movie Review: “The Critic”

I finally caught up with this movie starring Ian McKellan as an acerbic theater critic who resorts to blackmail to keep his job and reputation. Here’s my review, which is not nearly as harsh as most of his.

Movie Review: “Nickel Boys”

Movie Review: “Nickel Boys”

Here’s my review of the movie version of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about two Black men struggling to survive in a brutal reform school in the segregated south of the sixties.

Movie Review: “Den Of Thieves 2”

Movie Review: “Den Of Thieves 2”

Here’s my review of a Gerard Butler action movie sequel that falls into the same slog as its predecessor with the added bonus of characters whose accents are impenetrable.