First Glance: “A Complete Unknown”

First Glance: “A Complete Unknown”

You can almost hear the Oscar night prognosticators whisper after today’s release of the first trailer for “A Complete Unknown”. The biographical drama comes from director James Mangold and stars Timothée Chalamet as legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The film is based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! which follows the controversy surrounding Dylan’s switch … Continue reading

REVIEW: “Deadpool” (2016)

REVIEW: “Deadpool” (2016)

Before Disney gobbled them up, 20th Century Fox had quite a run with its X-Men universe. Surprisingly, of the thirteen X-Men related films, the highest grossing were the two Deadpool movies. 2016’s “Deadpool” was a spin-off from the X-Men films and a big departure from the PG-13 brand of superhero movie. It was a film … Continue reading

REVIEW: “Fancy Dance” (2024)

REVIEW: “Fancy Dance” (2024)

Hot on the heels of a sublime performance in last year’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” (and a subsequent Oscar night robbery in the Best Actress race), Lily Gladstone is back in “Fancy Dance”, a film that in some ways makes for a great companion piece to “Killers”. Directed by Erica Tremblay in her feature … Continue reading

REVIEW: “Twisters” (2024)

REVIEW: “Twisters” (2024)

The blinding star power of Glen Powell fuels the resuscitation of another decades old film in “Twisters”. As you recall, he helped bring “Top Gun” back to life in 2022. And word is out that he’s already signed up to star in remakes of “Backdraft” and “The Running Man”. But before he digs into those … Continue reading