The first thought that crossed my mind after the credits rolled on Motherless Brooklyn was that it was clearly a passion project. Written and directed by Edward Norton, the film, loosely based on the novel by Jonathan Lethem, is ambitious.…
Tribeca 2019: ‘Framing John DeLorean’ is an Experimental Take on an American Original
2019 has seen no shortage of documentaries about the rise and self-destruction of so-called American geniuses. Two of the highest profile docs so far this year were Hulu and Netflix’s dueling films about the 2017 Fyre Festival, both of which…
Movie Review: The Boss Baby
Let’s face facts. Dreamworks Animation has evolved into the studio that makes memes come true. Films that began as genuine attempts to create a more sardonic cousin to the more earnest fare of Disney/Pixar have been retroactively reduced into a…
New Trailer Out for ‘The Boss Baby’
Alec Baldwin, wearing a power suit, yelling out maniacal things at people beneath him. No, this isn’t another skit of Baldwin playing Trump on SNL, but rather, a movie featuring Baldwin as a genius baby trying to get the better…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’
The Illuminati exist and control everything and everyone. Elvis, 2pac, and Biggie are all on some South American island having drinks in Steve Jobs’ beach house. Gluten allergies are a legitimate medical condition. Conspiracy theories are like a very broken clock…
Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Aloha’ is more like good-bye
Most are expecting Cameron Crowe’s new film, Aloha, to be a romantic comedy, and I’m going to be very amused by how disappointed they all are going to be since the film is hardly romantic or funny. Even when we’re…