“You get old, you start to question shit. Regret shit.” That line — spoken by John Malkovich’s Chris in Martin McDonagh’s *Wild Horse Nine* — is the emotional spine of this film. It lands harder than it has any right to in a buddy comedy about two aging CIA hitmen on Easter Island (John Malkovich’s …
Michael Keaton directed and starred in a 20’ 52” short entitled “Sweetwater” that also featured veteran actress Kyra Sedgewick. It was a stroll down memory lane for main character Robert/Bobby (Keaton), who is returning to the home once occupied by his now-deceased mother, a former Hollywood singer/actress. The mysterious gift-giver of a black 8-ball that Michael …
The terror attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, wherein Hamas and other Palestinian militants poured across the Gaza-Israel barrier into southern Israel, attacking 21 communities and killing 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals (and abducting an additional 251 people), have been revisited a number of times via documentaries (“We Will Dance Again”) and miniseries (“One Day in […]
What a slap in the face for Christopher Nolan. The Oscar winner and generation-defining talent spent three years writing, directing, producing and editing “The Odyssey,” making his movie into its own kind of myth: a hand-crafted spectacle shot across six continents on the most rarefied cameras in the world, powered by the biggest stars and […]
Kenan Thompson’s next project leans deep into camp. He’s set to star as a man who’s kidnapped at a Toys R Us and locked in the store’s basement. When he realizes his handcuffs are actually made of fuzz, he escapes and returns home. Back to safety, he discovers that his wife has already moved on […]
This year, an unprecedented number of genre and fantasy shows broke into the Emmys race, including “Widow’s Bay,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “It: Welcome to Derry,” “Fallout,” “Spider-Noir” and “Alien: Earth,” which were all recognized across multiple below-the-line categories. Shows like “AKOTSK,” “Alien: Earth,” “It: Welcome to Derry” and “Fallout” already have an […]
Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. When he brought his acclaimed film “Loving” — about the landmark Loving v. Virginia case that legalized interracial marriage nationwide — to Little Rock […]