Black Widow
Black Widow was first introduced 11 years ago in Iron Man 2. The perpetually sidelined superhero has finally gotten her own standalone feature in 2021. It’s long overdue. There are two mindsets in which to approach this film. The first is as an expert. This is the 24th chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). […]
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Everyone’s heard of Woodstock. It has pretty much become THE symbol of the counterculture movement of the 1960s. The 3-day music festival was held August 15–18 in 1969. Its mystic significance has only grown since. Half a century later, the influential touchstone is still a historical benchmark of popular music as well as a defining […]
The Ice Road
Even a pandemic couldn’t stop Liam Neeson. After the Great Lockdown, the unemployment rate in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2020 from 3.5% — the lowest in nearly 70 years — to an all-time high of 14.8%. Yet the sexagenarian never stopped working. In the past year, he starred in the lighthearted drama Made in Italy […]
Fast Film Reviews on talkSPORT radio
I’m talking movies on the radio with Martin Kelner. On Sunday June 13th on talkSPORT radio we discussed the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical IN THE HEIGHTS and Toni Collette in the British drama DREAM HORSE. My segment begins 19 minutes into the 2:30 – 3:00 section (about 11 minutes from the end). Enjoy! […]
F9: The Fast Saga
I’ve seen every single one of these films, but full disclosure: it’s been more out of a sense of obligation than anything else. I’ve awarded three out of five stars to most of the entries. They’re solid — if not silly entertainment. Furious 7 surprised me as a high point for the franchise. Since then, […]