This iconic comedy, directed by John Hughes, takes us on a chaotic journey alongside two mismatched travelers as they navigate the treacherous terrain of holiday travel. So grab your popcorn and prepare to laugh until your sides ache! At the heart of this comedic masterpiece is Neal Page, played with impeccable comedic timing by the one and only Steve Martin. Neal is a high-strung advertising executive...
"Godfather II" delves deep into the saga of the Corleone family, weaving together the past and present to create a rich tapestry of ambition, power, and the pursuit of the American Dream. At its core, the film brilliantly portrays the rise of a young Vito Corleone, masterfully played by Robert De Niro, from his humble beginnings in rural Sicily to his ascent as a powerful Mafia Don in America. One...
The show offers a detailed overview of the mind of a serial killer, Dexter Morgan. While he is portrayed as a person with the anti-social personality disorder, his behavior often suggests otherwise. Unlike a true sociopath, he manages to form authentic bonds with other characters in the show. Also unlike a prototypical sociopath, he is remarkably self-disciplined, non-narcissistic, and devotes himself...
The trailer I watched made this film appear bad and hokey, I honestly had very little expectation when I went into this film, but I was pleasantly surprised from the get-go and my expectations improved when I continued watching. Rubin and Ed is a character-driven comedy about two failures, who meet up, get lost in the desert, go through a metaphorical purgatory of the soul and exit as better individuals....
"Terror's Advocate" is a documentary film that delves into the murky world of terrorism, offering viewers a chilling and thought-provoking exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our time. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, this film takes audiences on a riveting journey through the life and career of Jacques Vergès, a controversial figure who served as legal counsel for some of the world's most...
I must express my disappointment with the much-lauded "Barbie" movie. "Barbie" feels less like a fun, innocent children's movie and more like a manifesto for political correctness run amok. First and foremost, the film seems determined to tick every box on the "woke" checklist. From its preachy messages about gender equality to its heavy-handed attempts at diversity and inclusion, "Barbie" sacrifices...
What else can we say about the film? It is a classic, and the value is never-ending. I continue to watch it. The scenes are brilliant. The dialogue captivates the mind. It showcases the realism of society, going beyond the woke agenda to look inward at what people have to do to survive. Few movies are worthy of a 5/5 score. This is one of them. Watch it, then watch it again
Excellent war drama - clearly among the best ever made. Remarque has a clear anti-war angle where he emphasizes the horrors experienced by ordinary soldiers. There is little heroism, just survival in dirty trenches, and sad deaths of comrades, in what Remarque ultimately viewed as a pointless war. The movie is a great adaptation of the book with epic war scenes and good personal drama performed by...
One of the advantages of the modern video-sharing platforms like YouTube, is that it opens up the possibility of a completely new kind of short documentary format that can focus on niche subjects that would never work on TV-channels. In this case it's animated and narrated explanations of (mostly ancient and medieval) battles, clearly explained and with the needed historical context. The amount of...
In an entertainment era where seemingly everything is being dumbed down and homogenized, the Planet of the Apes films have managed to hold on, retaining their focus on larger ideas about society, human...
It’s been seven years since director Matt Reeves delivered the last installment in the decades-spanning, ever-political “Planet of the Apes” franchise. {snip}
But we’re only now getting to a...
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“Wicked Little Letters” might drag The Critical Drinker out of the multiplex and into the art house.
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3.9 Stars A well rounded and relatively concise film, that wraps up it's themes and subplots almost too neatly by the end the end of the film. There is a streak of dark humor throughout that is really well executed. The focus is very narrow, and left me with questions about the fictional history and circumstances of the setting. For example, The teenage generation speaks in a pigeon like dialect that...
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Every once in a while, a comedy classic comes out and critics and general audiences alike aren’t quite sure what to do with it. Often, these tend toward absurdism:...
Look this is a perfectly fine action picture and the monkeys look (mostly) as real as everyone says, but my problem is that it feels like a 2-plus-hour prologue for a better, more interesting series...
“Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen. … It’s not going to happen.” That’s what Regina George, the meanest girl in 2004’s Mean Girls, tells a hanger-on who is hoping to gain favor by coining...
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