‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Vicky Krieps Rides High in Viggo Mortensen’s Slow, Sparse Western
The Western is a tricky genre to fully define. Whereas horror movies have to have scares and musicals have to have songs, it’s not always... Read More
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‘Thirteen Lives’ review: Ron Howard presents an engrossing look at the dangerous real-life Thai cave rescue mission [B+]
Condensing a rescue mission that took two and half weeks into a film that runs just under two and a half hours long is no... Read More
Cannes Review: With ‘Crimes of the Future’, horror-master David Cronenberg entices your inhumanly appetite and gets under your skin [Grade: B]
With a star-studded cast and a sexy marketing campaign to precede it, Crimes of the Future promises an electrifying affair to be beholden, enjoyed, and... Read More
Amplify! Film Fest review: Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut ‘Falling’ is misguided and reductive
It’s truly remarkable just how much Viggo Mortensen has mellowed out over time. After reinventing himself as a darling of the gritty arthouse following the... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) maintains his #1 status and right now still looks like the one to beat in Best Actor. I think... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)
Bradley Cooper makes not only the biggest jump on this month’s chart he shoots all the way to the #1 spot. The hype is real... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Green Book’ (★★)
Peter Farrelly’s race relations road movie may be safe and conventional but winning performances from Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali make it a crowdpleaser “Inspired... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Who’s on top in the 2019 Oscar race ahead of the Fall festivals?
Frontrunner Friday has returned and this time it will be a weekly update of the top 8 categories of films, directors, actors and screenplays in... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)
Lucas wedges into the top spot For the first time since my 2019 Oscar predictions began, Christian Bale has been relegated to, well, the Backseat.... Read More
“It takes courage to change people’s hearts.” Peter Farrelly directs Academy Award® nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Academy Award® winner Mahershala... Read More
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