Steven Spielberg's vigorous and vital retelling of WEST SIDE STORY is a spectacular, substantial triumph.
Category: Spielberg Retrospective
READY PLAYER ONE (2018) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
Ready Player One (2018) Rated PG-13 (for sequence of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity, and language) Released: March 29, 2018 Runtime: 140 minutes Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Lena Waithe, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen Available to rent through Amazon [...]
THE POST (2017) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
The Post (2017) Rated PG-13 (for language and brief war violence) Released: December 22, 2017 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Sarah Paulson, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 34 of “30-Plus [...]
THE BFG (2016) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
The BFG (2016) Rated PG (for action/peril, some scary moments, and brief rude humor) Released: July 1, 2016 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader, Adam Godley Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 33 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” Somewhere, [...]
SAVAGE (1973) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
Savage (1973) Not Rated (adult themes) Released: March 31, 1973 Runtime: 75 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Michele Carey, Dabney Coleman, Barry Sullivan, Susan Howard, Paul Richards, Jack Bender, Louise Latham Available to watch on YouTube. Day 4 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” Now that’s more like it. And more like him. [...]
30+ DAYS OF SPIELBERG – A Preview
In the attempt to flatten the Coronavirus curve, our nation is now shifting from a two-week phase of #StayAtHome precautions to a full month marathon of doing them all throughout April. Having something to pace yourself while being bunkered down for that length of time can be really helpful. A recommendation: experiencing a filmmaker's entire [...]
The Spielberg Canon: Ranked Best to Worst
One Month. 35 Movies. 30 Days (plus). Now updated with a 36th. 1 Incomparable Filmmaker. I've written about each and every feature film (plus one short) that Steven Spielberg has ever made. And now I rank them. To the extent that any list like this can have a logic to it, here's mine. I factor [...]
THE BFG (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG (for action/peril, some scary moments, and brief rude humor) Released: July 1, 2016 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader, Adam Godley Available to stream on Netflix or rent through Amazon Video. Somewhere, Uncle Walt is smiling. [...]
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
Bridge Of Spies (2015) Rated PG-13 (for some violence and brief strong language) Released: October 16, 2015 Runtime: 141 minutes Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Dakin Matthews, Eve Hewson Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 32 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” “Minor” Spielberg though it may be, Bridge [...]
LINCOLN (2012) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
Lincoln (2012) Rated PG-13 (for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language) Released: November 16, 2012 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Tim Blake Nelson, Jared Harris, Lee [...]