Scott Eastwood stars, Jamie Foxx baffles, and Robert De Niro cashes a check in “Tin Soldier”, one of the most confounding features to reach a screen this year. While it’s technically an action thriller, finding a fitting category for it is a challenge. That’s because this confection is all over the map, attempting to be … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe, but 45 years ago this month my father and three other men suffered serious injuries while fighting a dangerous forest fire. I was really young at the time yet I still remember my upset mother dropping me off with my grandparents before heading to the hospital to meet the ambulances. For … Continue reading
When the new trilogy from The Strangers film series was announced I was hopeful yet cautious. The three movies were set to be a prequel to the 2008 original film. That movie (written and directed by Bryan Bertino) was a straightforward and genuinely unsettling blending of psychological and home invasion horror. Unfortunately it’s follow-up, 2018’s … Continue reading
It feels as if Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” runs the risk of facing two different knee-jerk responses, each driven by contrasting views of current events. The angry and cynical-minded folks, who look for politics in everything they watch, might see the film as an dire reflection of a dubious America and an … Continue reading
Spike Lee‘s latest joint sees him reteaming with one of the greatest actors of our time, Denzel Washington. “Highest 2 Lowest” is the pair’s fifth big screen collaboration and their first since 2006’s “Inside Man”. With their long overdue reunion it’s pretty clear they haven’t missed a beat. Lee’s direction is imbued with what feels … Continue reading
Rod Blackhurst makes his feature directorial debut with a film that hearkens back to the pulpy horror movies from 1970s which found new life on video store shelves in the 1980s. “Dolly” transports us back to the grindhouse with its noticeably low budget, gritty aesthetic, and unflinching graphic violence. At the same time we see … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 