Episode 11 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/-the-bad-and-the-beautiful-conversations-on-cinema-episode-11 Mission: Impossible - Fallout, @ 0:53 Blindspotting, @ 24:19 Three Identical Strangers, @ 33:08 Eighth Grade, @ 37:30 Outro, @ 49:50 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and I have chosen to not disavow Tom Cruise but rather accept his latest mission. You [...]
Reviews and rankings of the first six films in Tom Cruise's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise.
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language and some sexual material) Released: July 13, 2018 limited; expands in August Runtime: 93 minutes Directed by: Bo Burnham Starring: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Luke Prael, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Imani Lewis (You can listen to Charles Elmore and I talk about Eighth Grade on [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for violence and intense sequences of action, and for language including brief strong language) Released: July 27, 2018 Runtime: 147 minutes Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan (You can listen to [...]
Episode 10 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-10 Sorry To Bother You, @ 0:51 Ant-Man and the Wasp, @ 19:09 The King, @ 24:52 Leave No Trace, @ 28:00 Outro, @ 42:30 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and I discuss a debut film of unapologetic race provocation, a [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language) Released: June 22, 2018 limited; expands July 20 Runtime: 107 minutes Directed by: Eugene Jarecki Starring: interviewees include Alec Baldwin, Chuck D, Ethan Hawke, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, David Simon, Lana Del Rey, James Carville, and many more My review of The King, for The Tulsa Voice. This new [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for thematic material throughout) Released: June 29, 2019 limited; July 13 wider Runtime: 109 minutes Directed by: Debra Granik Starring: Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie, Dale Dickey, Dana Millican, Isaiah Stone, Jeff Kober (You can listen to Charles Elmore and I discuss Leave No Trace on Episode 10 of "The Bad and [...]
*** out of **** TV-MA (for sexual situations, crude humor, and strong language including a brief crude sexual epithet) Released: June 29, 2018 Runtime: 105 minutes Directed by: Claire Scanlon Starring: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Pete Davidson, Tituss Burgess Streaming now on Netflix My review of Set It Up, for The Tulsa Voice, [...]
Episode 9 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-conversations-on-cinema-episode-9 DISCUSSIONS Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, @ 0:48 Hearts Beat Loud, @ 13:07 Won't You Be My Neighbor?, @ 22:21 Uncle Drew, @ 24:37 American Animals, @ 28:46 Outro, @ 41:37 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and Jeff discuss [...]
The summer of 1993 was a great one for movies, with a perfect blend of options for everyone (and not just typical blockbusters). Twenty-five years later, they're worth praising - and watching - again. Sure, it had its glut of mediocrity like any summer does (Cliffhanger, Last Action Hero, and Super Mario Bros. instantly come [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 