On Monday, February 27, 2017, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s … More
Month: February 2017
In Powerful “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi Once Again Examines Complexities of a Marriage
The Salesman (Asghar Farhadi, 2016) Asghar Farhadi, who won a Best-Foreign-Language-Film Oscar in 2012 for A Separation, his delicate examination … More
In “Get Out,” Jordan Peele Brilliantly Takes on Racism with Comedy and Horror
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) Comedian Jordan Peele – formerly of Key and Peele – makes his directorial debut with a film … More
The Beautiful “A Cure for Wellness” Knows Not What Ails It
A Cure for Wellness (Gore Verbinski, 2017) From Gore Verbinski (director of the terrific supernatural thriller The Ring but also, alas, The Lone … More
“Fist Fight” Offers Occasionally Amusing, If Banal, Entertainment
Fist Fight (Richie Keen, 2017) What story there is in Fist Fight centers around budget cuts at a smallish public high school, … More
In “John Wick: Chapter 2,” Our Hitman Loses His Way in Excessive Carnage
[This review also posted on Film Festival Today.] John Wick: Chapter 2 (Chad Stahelski, 2017) The first John Wick film, released in 2014, … More
“The LEGO Batman Movie” Assembles Cinematic Pleasures of the Commercial Kind
The LEGO Batman Movie (Chris McKay, 2017) I loved The LEGO Movie, and one of the great snubs of the … More
3 @hammertonail reviews: “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Landfill Harmonic” and Criterion’s “The Squid and the Whale” Blu-ray
Here are 3 recent reviews of mine for Hammer to Nail: I Am Not Your Negro, a new documentary (just nominated for an … More
All 10 of My @hammertonail @slamdance @sundancefest Film Reviews
Here are the 10 reviews from my remote coverage of the recent Slamdance and Sundance film festivals, written for Hammer to Nail. … More
“Toni Erdmann” Plays the Long Game and Wins
[This review was also posted on Film Festival Today] Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016) At 162 minutes, German director Maren Ade’s latest film, … More
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