In the past 2 weeks, Hammer to Nail has published the following reviews of mine: Baltimore Rising (seen at DOC NYC), David … More
Category: movie reviews
1 Film Festival Report + 4 Reviews @filmfesttoday: DOC NYC + “Justice League,” “Last Flag Flying,” “Murder on the Orient Express” & “The Square”
In the past 2 weeks, Film Festival Today published the following five articles of mine: a recap of the recent … More
3 Reviews + 1 Film Festival Report: “The Departure” and “The Florida Project” @hammertonail + “Thor: Ragnarok” and Middleburg Film Festival @filmfesttoday
In the past 10 days, the following pieces of mine have posted: at Hammer to Nail, reviews of The Departure and … More
“Wonderstruck” Underwhelms
Wonderstruck (Todd Haynes, 2017)* How I wish I did not dislike this movie so much. Its intentions are good, and it … More
Is “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” Worth the Sacrifice? You Be the Judge, Jury and …
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017) For the record, I loved The Lobster, director Yorgos Lanthimos’ previous effort. … More
6 Reviews + 1 Interview: “Cocaine Prison,” “Dina,” Criterion’s “Exterminating Angel” & Interview with Mathew Klickstein @hammertonail + “1922,” “Goodbye Christopher Robin” & “Thank You for Your Service” @filmfesttoday
In the past two weeks, the following pieces of mine have posted: at Hammer to Nail, reviews of Cocaine Prison, … More
“The Snowman” Collapses Under the Weight of Its Structure
The Snowman (Tomas Alfredson, 2017) Let’s not mince words: The Snowman is a grotesque, gruesome gargoyle of a thriller with very little … More
4 Reviews + 1 Podcast: “Bending the Arc” & “Human Flow” @hammertonail + “The Foreigner” & “Marshall” @filmfesttoday + “Blade Runner” & “Blade Runner 2049” @roughlyspeaking
Since my last omnibus post, I have written, or participated in, the following movie reviews: at Hammer to Nail, reviews … More
Overlong and Overwritten, “Blade Runner 2049” Still Delivers a Strong Sequel
Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017) Director Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, originally released in 1982, was not an initial box-office success, … More
5 Reviews + 1 Interview (in 2 Parts) Last Week: Criterion’s “Multiple Maniacs” & “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” + “Lucky” & “We’re Still Together” + Interview w/ Peter Bratt & Dolores Huerta @hammertonail + “Battle of the Sexes” @filmfesttoday
Over the past week or so, I had the following film pieces posted at Hammer to Nail: reviews of Criterion … More