Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #18 (2020) 8 May 202020 Jun 2020 Hustlers (2019): I wasn't sure about Hustlers, which I thought might be another Widows (2018), i.e. an Ocean's 11 template movie with all female leads that everyone liked, but me.…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #17 (2020) 30 Apr 202020 Jun 2020 What a week, guys. What a week...But now, here are some movies. John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018): I guess you can call me a McCain, in as…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #16 (2020) 23 Apr 202020 Jun 2020 In the Line of Fire (1993): In what feels like a John Grisham/Tom Clancy political thriller of the 90s (but is actually an original screenplay by Jeff Maguire), I was…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #15 (2020) 16 Apr 202020 Jun 2020 Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): It's difficult for any movie to break new ground re: teenage pregnancies and abortions. That being said, NRSA finds the perfect pacing to let the pain…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #13 #14 (2020) 8 Apr 202020 Jun 2020 American Factory (2019): The Academy Award winner for best documentary feature, Steven Bognar's and Julia Reichert's movie is at times exactly what you would expect, while proving surprisingly surreal in…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #12 (2020) 26 Mar 202020 Jun 2020 Chained for Life (2018): Ironically, in a week full of familiar movies, familiar stories, familiar characters, Chained for Life is the exact opposite. It defies all expectations and brings to…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #11 (2020) 19 Mar 202020 Jun 2020 The Lost City of Z (2016): What better way to spend social isolation, than to watch a lush jungle adventure with Charlie Hunnam? The movie had been on my watchlist…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #10 (2020) 11 Mar 202020 Jun 2020 Brooklyn (2015): One of my overdue movies from recent years (Carol is its 2015 twin), John Crowley's period piece is a predictable, yet emotional coming-of-age-tale. Led by Hollywood's newest sweetheart,…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #9 (2020) 5 Mar 20205 Mar 2020 Emma. (2020): You know me by now, I'm a sucker for Jane Austen. Emma was the gap in my Austen cinematic resume, and thankfully I've waited until this latest re-imagining…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #7-8 (2020) 26 Feb 2020 Uncut Gems (2019): The Safdie brothers are officially the directing duo to get excited about. Not everyone's cup of tea though, that's for sure. Similarly to Heaven Knows What and…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #6 (2020) 13 Feb 2020 Love, Antosha (2019): The death of Anton Yelchin was a real shock at the time, not only because a young person died at the age of 27, but also because…
Week In, Week Out Movies of the Week #5 (2020) 6 Feb 2020 1917 (2019): It seems a lock by now, that 1917 is going to win big at the Oscars. I was weary about yet another war movie, but Sam Mendes's latest…
