On today’s edition of Dan Rodricks‘ Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” podcast, we discussed the new Star Wars film and its place in the overall legacy…
In “Sisters,” Amy and Tina Are Definitely Doin’ It Just for Themselves
Sisters (Jason Moore, 2015) With my deepest apologies to Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin, but Sisters, the new film from Jason Moore (Pitch…
The Pleasures of “Youth” Are Fleeting
Youth (Paolo Sorrentino, 2015) Italian director Paolo Sorrentino – winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 2014 for his…
A Rousing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (Mostly) Shakes Off the Prequel Snooze
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (J.J. Abrams, 2015) Approximately halfway through the new Star Wars, when Han Solo and Princess – now…
“Macbeth” Creeps in Its Pretty Face
Macbeth (Justin Kurzel, 2015) If Mel Gibson (director/star of Braveheart) and Nicolas Winding Refn (director, Drive) met, bonded over mutual admiration of Shakespeare…
“Chi-Raq” Is a Raison d’Être in Search of a Movie
Chi-Raq (Spike Lee, 2015) It has now been a week since I saw the latest film by Spike Lee, and…
My review of Kris Swanberg’s “Unexpected” on “Hammer to Nail”
I only had time to write one piece for Hammer to Nail this week, on Kris Swanberg’s Unexpected. Check it out!
“In the Heart of the Sea” Needs More Whale, Less Melville
In the Heart of the Sea (Ron Howard, 2015) In 1819, the Essex, a whaling ship out of Nantucket (then…
“Roughly Speaking” on “Creed,” “Spotlight,” Upcoming Films, Ingrid Bergman, Orson Welles and Jeff Bridges
Today, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department…
A Reappraisal of “Dear White People,” on “Hammer to Nail”
So no reviews of new films this week, though I may go and see Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq this weekend. I did,…
