Part 1 was posted last week. And now for the conclusion. As the Oscar ceremony nears, Nashville-based musician and podcaster Nick Flora invited me to continue our annual tradition of talking about our favorite films of the year on his podcast Who Writes This Stuff. Here’s Part 2 of our “Films of 2015” discussion, in which we countdown in ascending [...]
As the Oscar ceremony nears, Nashville-based musician and podcaster Nick Flora invited me to continue our annual tradition of talking about our favorite films of the year on his podcast Who Writes This Stuff. And even though Nick's now mostly-retired from the podcasting gig, our film conversation continues. So here's Part 1 of our "Films of 2015" [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 for Biblical violence including some disturbing images Released: February 19, 2016 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Kevin Reynolds Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis Memo to American Evangelical Christians: Risen is the movie you’ve been asking Hollywood to make. After years of having to put up with subpar small-budget Christian [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity Released: February 19, 2016 Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Robert Eggers Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Katie Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…” – John 10:10 For most of [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content, language, and smoking Released: February 5, 2016 Runtime: 106 minutes Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jonah Hill It’s not often that a movie gives us a prolonged discussion about the [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG for martial arts action and some mild rude humor Released: January 29, 2016 Runtime: 95 minutes Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni Starring: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, J.K. Simmons, Angelina Jolie, Kate Hudson, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan Within the scattershot and now faltering [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for strong combat violence throughout, bloody images, and strong language Released: January 15, 2016 Runtime: 144 minutes Director: Michael Bay Starring: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber, David Costabile, Matt Letscher, David Denman, Max Martini, Dominic Fumusa, Demetrius Grosse, David Giuntoli How in the name of Uncle Sam does an American [...]
***1/2 out of **** My review of The End Of The Tour (click here), at Crosswalk.com, about journalist David Lipsky's days-long intimate interview with renowned author David Foster Wallace, on the final leg of Wallace's 1996 book tour for his magnum opus "Infinite Jest" . The End Of The Tour is ranked #20 (tie) in the Honorable Mention section of my Top Ten [...]
**** out of **** My review of The Revenant, at Crosswalk.com, inspired by a 19th Century American Frontiersman's real fight for survival - and revenge. The Revenant is ranked #1 on my Top Ten List for 2015. An excerpt from my review: "...a grueling, often torturous tale, testing the limits of both its actors and audience...Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman) [...]
*** out of **** Rated R for strong bloody violence, a scene of violent sexual content, strong language, and some graphic nudity Released: December 25, 2015 limited; December 31st nationwide Runtime: 168 minutes Digital; 187 minutes 70mm film “Roadshow” Edition (only 100 screens nationwide) Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce [...]
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