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

REVIEW: “The Long Game” (2024)

REVIEW: “The Long Game” (2024)

For director Julio Quintana, there’s a level of familiarity that his film “The Long Game” can’t escape. Anyone who has watched a sports related underdog movie or two will probably recognize numerous story beats in Quintana’s latest inspirational feature. But when it’s based on such an inherently good and uplifting true story, its conventions become … Continue reading

First Glance: “Lee”

First Glance: “Lee”

A sparkling cast stand out in the first trailer for “Lee”, a British biographical drama and the feature film debut for director Ellen Kuras. Based on the 1985 biography “The Lives of Lee Miller” by Antony Penrose, the film stars Kate Winslet as war journalist Lee Miller. The stellar supporting cast includes Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, … Continue reading