Director Blitz Bazawule and screenwriter Marcus Gardley team up to give us the second big screen adaption of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple”. The first movie released in 1985 and was directed by Steven Spielberg. He returns alongside Quincy Jones, Oprah Winfrey, and Scott Sanders to produce this enchanting but flawed update that … Continue reading
Just hearing the name Zack Snyder seems to invoke wildly different impulses and reactions depending on which side of the filmmaker you sit. In one group you have the Snyder loyalists who saturate any and everything he puts out while pushing back on even the slightest criticism of his work. But just as feral and … Continue reading
George Clooney returns to the director’s chair with “The Boys in the Boat”, a biographical sports drama based on the true story of working class University of Washington rowers who defied all odds to represent the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The film is written for the screen by Mark … Continue reading
Today the voting body of the Southeastern Film Critics Association (which I’m proudly a member of) has announced their choices for the best of the 2023 movie year. The big winner was Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” which was named Best Picture. In addition, the film took home honors for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, … Continue reading
Growing up as a kid in the South during the 1980s, professional wrestling had a huge impact. But it wasn’t just for knot-headed boys like me. Regional wrestling had fans of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Heck, it was my incredible grandmother who first introduced me to the wonderful world of pro wrestling. The two … Continue reading
Bradley Cooper directs, co-writes, co-produces, and stars in “Maestro”, Netflix’s new biopic based on the life of American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. While the musical artistry of the incredibly talented Bernstein is on display, the movie’s central focus is on his complex and layered marriage to Costa Rican-Chilean actress Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, played with … Continue reading
