I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Bait, the new Amazon Prime six-part series written and produced by Riz Ahmed. I was watching, thinking clearly there’s a great deal of fuss about it, so it’s either really useful and interesting and artistically well put, or people are praising it because of the Riz Ahmed…… Continue reading The Unamused Critic Converted: On Riz Ahmed’s Meta-Cinematic Bait
Category: Film Review
The Method Behind the Musical Madness
After all of the hype and reporting surrounding the dismal performance in theatres, I finally found the time and opportunity to see Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix, who returned after his Oscar-winning performance in the first film a few years ago. Lady Gaga stars as Harley Quinn, adding to the madness that naturally…… Continue reading The Method Behind the Musical Madness
A Review of Alien: Romulus (non-spoiler)
With great anticipation and excitement, I went to see Alien: Romulus last night with much hope and expectation that this would be an excellent movie to watch, given a somewhat limited year of films in general. I hoped that I’d be entertained and perhaps even shaken, startled, and jumping in my seat at the thought…… Continue reading A Review of Alien: Romulus (non-spoiler)
The Old Oak: A film review
THE OLD OAK is a touching reminder of our shared humanity at a time of crises that affect individuals and communication due to local, national, and international challenges of identity, status, and belonging. The holiday this time of year provides stacks of opportunities to try and not do very much and, in some cases, find…… Continue reading The Old Oak: A film review