Bad Moms (Jon Lucas/Scott Moore, 2016) As those who read my reviews will know, I did not much like what, until … More
Category: movie reviews
Reviews of “The Seventh Fire” and “Train to Busan” at “Hammer to Nail”
In the past week, I wrote reviews for two new films – one a documentary about drug use and related … More
Dan Rodricks’ Roughly Speaking on the Films of Summer 2016, So Far …
On today’s edition of Dan Rodricks’ Roughly Speaking podcast for The Baltimore Sun, in addition to coverage of the Republican National Convention and book … More
In Intriguing and Moving (If Also Derivative) “Equals,” Emotions Are the Enemy
Equals (Drake Doremus, 2015) We’ve been here – a dystopian future where citizens are micromanaged by governments wary of an unruly … More
“Absolutely Fabulous” Is Mostly Absolutely Dreadful
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (Mandie Fletcher, 2016) Did the world really need a movie adaptation of Jennifer Saunders’ long-running (though on-again, … More
The Once and Future Series: “Star Trek Beyond” Delivers the Action Goods in a Mostly Worthy Mix of Past and Present
Star Trek Beyond (Justin Lin, 2016) In our age of endless remakes, reboots and sequels, what makes any particular film … More
Who You Gonna Call? Sadly, Not These “Ghostbusters”
Ghostbusters (Paul Feig, 2016) I wish I could report that the new Ghostbusters – a reimagining of the beloved 1984 original, … More
In “The Infiltrator,” Competence Is Its Own Reward
The Infiltrator (Brad Furman, 2016) Following his delightful 2011 thriller The Lincoln Lawyer – which helped launch the Matthew McConaissance – director Brad Furman decidedly … More
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Chris Kaltenbach – on “Finding Dory,” “The BFG” and “The Neon Demon”
Welcome to the sixth (and final) episode of the 2015-2016 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed . My guest this time was … More
An Interview with Noted Baltimore-Based Documentarian Ramona Diaz
Check out my latest filmmaker interview on Bmoreart, with the great documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz, who just happens to live in … More
