S.J.
‘The Platform’ Review
High concept sci-fi movies are by nature a pretty rare sight and it’s even more rare that they’re executed to full potential. Spanish...
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S.J.
- Apr 1, 2020
‘Child’s Play’ Review
Considering what a mediocre year 2019 was for mainstream horror, I didn’t walk into 2019’s reboot of Child’s Play with big expectations....
S.J.
- Mar 30, 2020
‘Just Mercy’ Review
Although playing out like a typical legal drama does, director and co-writer Destin Daniel Cretton's Just Mercy finds some solace through...
S.J.
- Mar 27, 2020
‘The Grudge’ Review
”Oh there’s a new Grudge remake/sequel/whatever, is it any better than the last 76 of them?”. Well yes but also no. This new 2020 version...
S.J.
- Mar 25, 2020
‘1917’ Review
If there is a film out there from 2019 that will inspire filmmakers around the world, it has to be 1917. This is about as cohesive and...
S.J.
- Mar 23, 2020
‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Review
Dolemite is his name and watching films is my game. Craig Brewer directs and Eddie Murphy stars as Rudy Ray Moore, a filmmaker and...
S.J.
- Mar 21, 2020
‘Playing With Fire’ Review
”Play with fire and you’ll get burned” is what I felt was appropriate way of describing the feeling after finishing Playing With Fire....
S.J.
- Mar 19, 2020
‘Richard Jewell’ Review
With Richard Jewell, the director Clint Eastwood is still making very eastwood-ian films in his late eighties. Telling a story about the...
S.J.
- Mar 17, 2020
‘Harriet’ Review
Harriet turned out to be another film that told me a story I had never heard before. Directed and co-written by Kasi Lemmons, it’s a...
S.J.
- Mar 15, 2020
‘Bombshell’ Review
You’re playing a dangerous game with your film’s story when you’re writing about real life events but there’s nothing to base it on, like...
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