MYMNK: “Day for Night”
A half-century after its release, I finally got around to watching Francois Truffaut’s classic movie about making movies. Here’s my fifty-years-belated review.
Free Parkour
This is athlete/stuntwoman Lorena Abreu reviewing parkour scenes in movies — including my favorite, the chase that opened the 2006 James Bond movie, “Casino Royale.”
DVDs In The Mist
As I return the last hard copy of a movie I’ll ever borrow from Netflix, some thoughts on the impending demise of its DVD-By-Mail service.
“Dumb Money”
Here’s my review of a new movie about the period in 2021 when GameStop suddenly became a meme stock, pitting amateur traders against Wall Street pros.
“A Million Miles Away”
Here’s my review of a new movie that tells the based-on-a-true-story of a young migrant worker who dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
The Name’s The Same
Before posting my review of “The Good Mother” yesterday, I searched the movie’s title on IMDb and discovered there have already been at least 2 other movies with the same name. Here’s why I find that odd.
“The Good Mother”
I had never seen an actress wear the same expression through an entire movie until I saw Hilary Swank do it in this new one, which hits theaters tomorrow. Here’s my full review.
Sidney Lumet, “Making Movies”
I’m only 28 years late, but I just finished reading Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies,” in which he explains all the things that go into making great films. Here’s why I loved the book.