I’ve long been fascinated with the history of the Mafia in the United States. Over the years I’ve read countless works of nonfiction and biographies. And I’ve soaked up numerous documentaries covering the Mafia’s violent rise and inglorious fall, both of which left an indelible mark on 20th century America. Of course by extension that … Continue reading
From director David Yarovesky and producer Sam Raimi comes “Locked”, a tightly wound high-concept action thriller that brings together the hardworking Bill Skarsgård and the effortlessly great Anthony Hopkins. “Locked” is an English-language remake of Mariano Cohn’s 2019 Argentinian film “4×4”. It was filmed and is set in Vancouver, Canada which adds a vivid urbanized … Continue reading
Science fiction and horror collide in the nightmarish new feature “Ash” from DJ, record producer, and filmmaker Flying Lotus. With its audacious visuals and masterfully managed tone, “Ash” sucks you into its forbidding far-away world, embracing several familiar conceits along the way while adding its own gnarly twists to them. The results may not redefine … Continue reading
Celine Song gave us one of the best directorial debuts in recent history with 2023’s “Past Lives”, an aching drama that earned Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. As a result, many of us have been anxiously anticipating what she was going to do next. Now we get a taste following … Continue reading
Denis Villeneuve has done the impossible by adapting Frank Herbert’s seminal science-fiction novel series “Dune” for the big screen. Of course he’s not the first to attempt it. But Villeneuve’s two films have fully captured Herbert’s epic vision which has long been declared “unfilmable”. Villeneuve makes some meaningful alterations. But he never loses sight of … Continue reading
Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen team up for “Novocaine”, an outrageous action comedy that squeezes every ounce of humor it can out of its one joke. But lucky for them it’s a pretty good joke and they’re able to get a lot of mileage out of it. They’re even luckier to have Jack Quaid, … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 