“A Quiet Place” Creates Horror That is Disquieting
So many horror films are filled with noise and bombast, they don’t frighten, they irritate. “A Quiet Place” scares with its silence, making for a frightener that is utterly disquieting. The loudest sounds you will hear while watching will be your own heartbeat or breathlessness or both. Real-life married couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski […]
Wes Anderson’s Whimsical “Isle of Dogs” Has Plenty of Bite
Wes Anderson has earned quite a reputation over the last 24 years for making films packed with whimsy, eccentricity, and gentle humor. He is a very funny filmmaker indeed, and yet if you look closer at his past eight films you will see that they are often tinged with melancholy and malice. Gene Hackman’s ne’er-do-well […]
HOSTILES Was One of 2017’s Best You Never Saw
HOSTILES should have been an Oscar contender. It got lost in the shuffle in the glut of holiday films released at the end of 2017. Its VOD release is scheduled for April 24 and it should be a must-see movie for anyone wanting something more challenging and deeper than the average tent pole. Written and […]
