2023 will be remembered as one of the most significant recent years in film — certainly of the 2020s, and likely of the 21st century. It marks a year of returning master auteurs and unexpected blockbusters, in turn heralding a true return to theaters after the tumult of the pandemic. It marks a recognition of … More The Year in Review: Top 10 Films of 2023
Coming off the heels of 2020, I didn’t know what to make of the current landscape of filmmaking or filmgoing. Though uncertainty still remains regarding what stories get told on the big screen and how the theater experience might change with streaming digging a deeper foothold, one important change between 2020 and 2021 is that … More The Year in Review: Top 10 Films of 2021
The Marvel Cinematic Universe had been on hiatus for longer than even Marvel had foreseen. Walking out of the AMC Burbank 16 after seeing Spider-Man: Far From Home back in July of 2019, I had no way of knowing that I’d have to wait a year and a half to see new MCU content. In … More TV Review: ‘WandaVision’ is a moving study of grief and loss within a sitcom-inspired MCU story
Before diving into the particulars of Coming 2 America, it is important to look back on the release of its predecessor, 1988’s Coming to America, a progressive film for its time in its depiction of an all-Black cast, driven by the comedic genius that is Eddie Murphy. In the early 1980s, Murphy began to hit … More Film Review: ‘Coming 2 America’ can’t match the comedic heights of the original, but it’s still a world worth revisiting
Note: This will be a full-spoilers discussion of Do the Right Thing. $1 will be donated to Color of Change for each view this post gets up to $100. Spike Lee’s third feature-film Do the Right Thing premiered in the summer of 1989. Inspired by the murder of Michael Griffith and the 1986 Howard Beach Incident, this … More What ‘Do the Right Thing’ Can Still Teach Us
The time has finally come for me to perfectly predict all 24 categories of the Oscars, without any margin for error whatsoever. So, if you’re serious about winning your Oscar pool, look no further than my final picks below for the 93rd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern (Marriage Story) From her Screen Actors … More Reel Talk: 2020 Oscar Winners Predictions
It’s the beginning of a new year and a new decade, which means it’s time for one last look at some of my favorite films from 2019. Admittedly, 2019 was a slow start for the movies, but in the second half of the year, we were given a slew of excellent outings from equally wonderful … More The Year in Review: Top 10 Films of 2019
When JJ Abrams signed on to direct Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens in early 2013, he went in with the intention to craft his signature “mystery box” film and ride off into the Tatooine binary sunset, content with the notion that other creatives would take the time to unravel the story from … More Film Review: ‘Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker’ misses the mark with a frustrating concluding chapter
“Part of the journey is the end” — wait, wrong Disney franchise… “It’s time for Star Wars…to end” — wait, that’s not the line… With the release of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, the Star Wars saga will end…for a third time. In anticipation of the final conclusion of the “Skywalker Saga,” I rewatched … More Reel Talk: Every Live-Action Star Wars Film, Ranked Worst to Best
After an agonizing year-and-a-half-long wait, Stranger Things Season Three is finally upon us. And, if you’re like me, you finished the entire season in the first 24 hours of its release on Netflix. Let’s unpack what’s up with the Upside Down, Hawkins, Indiana and our favorite group of ‘80s kids. The story picks up in … More TV Review: ‘Stranger Things’ packs in the thrills and ’80s nostalgia for a slow-building, emotional third season
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