Psychological horror and Hugh Grant. Now that’s a combination I couldn’t possibly turn down. It also happens to be the recipe for one of the year’s most intriguing movies. In “Heretic” Grant plays a suave and mannered Englishman who lures two young Mormon missionaries into a harrowing game of cat-and-mouse. It’s a juicy role custom-made … Continue reading
I can say without an ounce of hesitation that the Mission: Impossible film series has become one of best action franchise in (wait for it…..) movie history. No exageration…no hyperbole. The first film released nearly thirty years ago with a 34-year-old Tom Cruise beginning his run as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt. In recent years the … Continue reading
I personally enjoy Christmas movies. Old ones, new ones, serious ones, silly ones – there is a wide variety that my family and I watch each year. But they only really resonate with me during the Christmas season. For me that starts in earnest on the day after Thanksgiving. So watching and reviewing a new … Continue reading
Sean Baker’s “Anora” premiered with a bang, winning the prestigious Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Surprisingly it’s the first American film to do so since Terrence Malick’s sublime 2011 masterpiece “The Tree of Life”. Unfortunately “Anora” falls well short of that lofty masterpiece status. Instead it’s a draining exercise in indulgent filmmaking … Continue reading
It’s always nice when Netflix surprises you with something you weren’t expecting. Such is the case with the Sam Raimi produced “Don’t Move”, the platform’s recently released feature, co-directed by Adam Schindler and Brian Netto and co-written by TJ Cimfel and David White. Set mostly in the California wilderness, “Don’t Move” meshes together psychological and … Continue reading
Cillian Murphy follows his brilliant Oscar-winning performance in “Oppenheimer” with an equally stunning turn in “Small Things Like These”, a wrenching historical drama based on the 2021 best-selling and award-winning novella of the same name by Claire Keegan. The story is set against the backdrop of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries – institutions ran by Catholic orders … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 