Kelly Reichardt’s latest film “The Mastermind” just might be her very best. It’s a movie that highlights the filmmaker’s most noteworthy strength, namely the hushed realism that defines her perspective. It’s also a movie that includes her most frustrating habit which is her tendency of being observational to a fault. Yet without question, her strength … Continue reading
I remember the first time I heard the catchy hook of a Neil Diamond song. It was through the 8-track tape player in my parents’s 1974 Chevrolet Malibu Classic. I was just a kid, but even I was drawn to Diamond’s distinctive baritone. While Craig Brewer’s new film “Song Sung Blue” isn’t specifically about Neil … Continue reading
Now here’s a remake none of us saw coming. Actually, calling the upcoming “Anaconda” movie a remake is a big stretch. It’s more of a meta-reboot that follows a group of amateur filmmakers and their attempt at remaking the 1997 film “Anaconda”. This action-comedy from director Tom Gormican is a spoof that doesn’t look to … Continue reading
With “Wicked: For Good”, the deconstruction of L. Frank Baum’s classic 1900 children’s novel (“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”) and its 1939 film adaptation mercifully comes to an end. Beginning with 2024’s smash-hit “Wicked”, this big-budgeted two-parter from director Jon M. Chu is based on Stephen Schwartz’s 2003 stage musical, which itself was loosely based … Continue reading
Actor Bradley Cooper continues to make a name for himself behind the camera with his latest film, “Is This Thing On?”. As a director, this is Cooper’s third feature following his 2018 box office hit “A Star is Born” and his 2023 Leonard Bernstein biography “Maestro”. Much like his previous two efforts, the intensely hands-on … Continue reading
Dutch action filmmaker Roel Reiné directs, composes, and shoots the new survival thriller “Savage Hunt”. The film falls into the ‘Man versus Beast‘ category, centering itself around the bloody rampage of a giant bear in a sleepy Montana community. It’s a fairly straightforward genre movie that attempts to add several human layers to its story. … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 