How am I so late getting to one of the biggest treats of the movie year? Much like its titular lead character, “Thelma” is an absolute delight. Writer, director, and editor Josh Margolin took inspiration from his very own grandmother, Thelma Post, who turned 104 earlier this year. Margolin based his lead character on her, … Continue reading
Director, writer, and producer Steve McQueen brings his incisive real-world filmmaking back to his home city of London in “Blitz”, an impeccably well-made historical drama set in the early days of World War II during what many called “The Blitz”. Named after Germany’s Blitzkrieg, The Blitz was an eight-month period when Hitler’s Air Force unleashed … Continue reading
It has been a lengthy journey (24 years to be exact), but Ridley Scott has finally delivered “Gladiator II”, the long-rumored sequel to his 2000 Oscar-winning epic “Gladiator”. I’m a massive fan of the Russell Crowe led original and wasn’t convinced we needed a sequel to such a brilliant all-timer. But Scott has been working … Continue reading
While the movie industry continues to struggle in several areas, we live in a time when emerging talent is having big impacts on modern cinema. Among the most exciting names is John David Washington, a young star following in the acting footsteps of his famous father, Denzel Washington. The younger Washington has put together a … Continue reading
In the biographical drama “Bonhoeffer”, writer-director Todd Komarnicki attempts to tell the fascinating true story of German pastor, theologian, and vocal anti-Nazi dissident Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Jonas Dassler is given the weighty task of portraying the titular lead character whose significant life was marked by courage, resilience, persecution, and eventually martyrdom. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born February … Continue reading
Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is one of the most confounding movies of 2024. Positioned by some as a strong awards contender, this contradictory and clumsy musical crime “comedy” manages to be as bewildering as it is audacious. Very few of Audiard’s big swings connect at all, and his attempts at finding a human heartbeat often … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 