The seed is planted in the first scene of MARTY SUPREME. Marty Mauser impregnates his girlfriend in a frenzy of locomotion, standing up in the back room of a shoe store before setting out on a high speed chase to becoming the table tennis champion of the world! It takes balls, mad skills, and maniacal [...]
I know this about A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: Timothee Chalamet nails it. The new biopic charts poet, musician, Nobel Prize-winner Bob Dylan’s subterranean landing in the middle of the last century, like a depth charge still rippling through time and cultural space. Just voted BEST ACTOR by the Boston Society of Film Critics, Chalamet delivers the [...]
You are cordially invited to attend a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Searchlight Pictures' A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Tuesday, December 3rd at 7 PM at AMC Boston Common. Watch Trailer HERE RSVP for PASSES HERE: https://searchlightscreenings.com/WOMBostonACU Synopsis: New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives [...]
I've seen what feels like a thousand movies in the last three weeks, the result of a tidal wave of year-end releases before the holidays and in time to qualify for the Oscars while remaining fresh in viewers' minds. Not all of the following are Oscar-worthy, but here's my take on a few you might [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF WARNER BROS. RELEASE: "WONKA"! Screening info: Tuesday, December 12th/ AMC Assembly Row /7pm Somerville, MA RSVP FOR TICKETS: http://wbtickets.com/kfbcy78107 SYNOPSIS: Based on the extraordinary, iconic character at the center of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the best-selling children’s books of [...]
Nothing's gone the way I thought it would at the movies. I thought I'd be bored with "Dune"-- I was thoroughly engrossed. I thought I'd find "The Last Duel" compelling--I was disengaged. I thought I'd simply be entertained by "No Time To Die"--I was also moved! For now I'll focus on DUNE. I never read [...]
HURRY! Get passes to FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of THE FRENCH DISPATCH! Starring EVERYBODY! Tuesday, 10/19, 7:00PM at AMC Boston Common To get passes please click on the following link: https://www.searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesTFD Release Date: 10/22/2021 Runtime: 1h 43m MPAA Rating: R Directed by: Wes Anderson Screenplay by: Wes Anderson Story by: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo [...]
I'm finally catching up with films that got away from me during the last few weeks. Here's my take on two out now, beginning with the latest from Woody Allen: A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK. The film comes trailing significant baggage. Allen sued Amazon for refusing to release the film in 2019 because of [...]
This is my favorite film of 2019 and it opened on Christmas Day, the best gift at the movies I've received all year. I have been walking around with it in my head and heart ever since I saw it at a critics' screening a few weeks ago: LITTLE WOMEN based on Louisa May Alcott's [...]
In one of the more entertaining Oscar nomination ceremonies in recent memory, Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish announced the nominations for the 90th Annual OSCARS this morning from California. THE SHAPE OF WATER lead with 13 nominations. By my calculation, there were a few flubs, snubs, & surprises: --Spielberg was snubbed as Best Director for [...]
