Continuing my trend of theme-based Wednesdays, today I’m starting Bergman 101, a look at the films of acclaimed auteur Ingmar Bergman. Over the next three Wednesdays I’ll be examining his Trilogy of Faith. When Ingmar Bergman set out to make “Through a Glass Darkly” he had no intentions of creating a trilogy of films. But … Continue reading
Jack London’s 1903 novel “The Call of the Wild” was first adapted to the screen in 1935 and starred Clark Gable, then in 1972 starring Charlton Heston, and in 1996 starring Rutger Hauer. In 2020 we’ll get a fresh new take on the adventure classic this time starring Harrison Ford and a big CGI dog. … Continue reading
I wouldn’t call myself a fan of auto racing and I can’t really name a movie about racing that I have a lot of affection for. But it’s hard to skip over one with as much star power and early awards season buzz of “Ford v Ferrari”. Christian Bale, Matt Damon, eye-popping visuals, and Oscar … Continue reading
I’m not sure how it happened, but somehow I had not realized that “The Curse of La Llorona” was considered a part of the Conjuring universe? Clearly someone wasn’t paying attention. And it’s funny because I’m generally a fan of the tethered horror franchise specifically the two proper “Conjuring” films. The side movies have been … Continue reading
Let me preface this entire thing by saying I’m pretty sure I’m not the target audience for Tom Hooper’s “Cats”. This is a film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s immensely popular stage musical which was based on a T.S. Eliot’s book of cat poetry. While there has been a direct-to-video adaptation, this is the first … Continue reading
Over the last several weeks each Wednesday has been dedicated to Denzel Day at Keith & the Movies. This silly little bit of ceremony has offered me a chance to celebrate the movies of a truly great modern day actor – Denzel Washington. It finishes up today. The fourth collaboration between Denzel Washington and director Spike … Continue reading
