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“Nocturnal Animals” displays mastery of craft by Tom Ford
Courtesy of Focus Features Tom Ford made a toughie. The fashion designer-turned-filmmaker’s second cinematic feature, “Nocturnal Animals” starts just about as confusingly as it ends, and we can talk...
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“The Edge of Seventeen” will put you on the edge with a non-existent plotline
Courtesy of Vimeo Millennials and admirers of both visually stunning cinematography and physically alluring actors were lovestruck by the enchanting trailer for “The Edge of Seventeen” that aired...
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“La La Land” is a beautiful meditation on classic Hollywood
Courtesy of Summit Entertainment Hollywood musicals fell out of favor a long time ago — gone are the days of Fred Astaire, or Ginger Roots. From the ‘80s to now, musicals as a genre leaned toward a...
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A flawed, promising entry into the Star Wars story
Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures In 1977, George Lucas revolutionized pop culture with the release of “Star Wars,” a sci-fi epic unlike anything before it. It had charismatic characters...
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“20th Century Women” is a compelling film
Courtesy of A24 Films “20th Century Women” is a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama directed by Mike Mills about a single mother, Dorothea (Annette Bening), struggling to raise her teenage son Jamie...
View ArticleWhat’s on our RADAR for 2017
As 2017 opens before us, and the potential for so many new possibilities begin, we here at Radar wanted to highlight some of the projects we are excited about in the upcoming year. From new gaming...
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Space, race and space race
Courtesy of 20th Century Fox “Hidden Figures” tells an untold yet, remarkable true story of three intelligent African-American women who contributed to the many firsts of NASA’s historic space...
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Silence is a stunning and subtle examination of faith
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures You know him, I know him. Martin Scorsese needs no introduction. “Silence” is the product of a 25 year-long production period — a passion project if there ever was one —...
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Split: a thrilling return to form for M. Night Shyamalan
Courtesy of Universal Pictures Remember “The Happening”? What a stinker. Remember “Unbreakable”? What a classic. For a little over 10 years, director M. Night Shyamalan has been putting out nothing but...
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Michael Keaton shines in McDonald’s biopic, “The Founder”
Courtesy of the Weinstein Company “The Founder” is as American as a film can get, for better or for worse. As Richard Brody points out in his review for The Atlantic, it proves that director John Lee...
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“John Wick: Chapter 2” offers action fans an original sequel
Courtesy of Summit Entertainment It seems that taking original films and creating stale sequels and reboots has become sort of a tradition in Hollywood; in fact, sitting through any set of movie...
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Everything is awesome with “The Lego Batman Movie”
Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures In an age when each month’s obligatory superhero movie is a lot darker and grittier than one would really want, “The Lego Batman Movie” is both the superhero movie we...
View ArticlePunch me in the face “Fist Fight”
I’m so glad I brought a punching bag with me into the theater on Friday to vent out my frustration with this film. This half-cocked film, “Fist Fight,” presents a bizarre premise riddled with...
View Article“The Salesman (Forushande)”
Folks, it’s Oscars season and we all know what that means. That’s right, “La La Land” unsurprisingly will outperform everything both foreign and domestic because the Academy loves itself some...
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“Get Out” packs a punch
Courtesy of Universal Pictures He did it — Jordan Peele, one half of the brains behind the cult classic “Key and Peele” sketch comedy show, made a (damn good) horror film. “Get Out” is a daring feat...
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“Logan” boldly bids Marvel icon farewell
Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Calling “Logan” a superhero film betrays its most human elements. The title alone distinguishes itself as a more grounded, matured tale of a man with a looming past seeking...
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The 89th Academy Awards ceremony stirred considerable controversy when Faye Dunaway, the presenter for the Best Picture award, erroneously declared “La La Land” as the victor over “Moonlight” — the...
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“Kong: Skull Island” is adequate popcorn schlock
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Fact: Seeing King Kong duke it out with other cryptids is fun. Like, really fun (and that’s coming from a pretentious film snob whose favorite films are arthouse...
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“The Fate of the Furious” is a serviceable “Fast and Furious” sequel
Courtesy of Universal Pictures Saying that “The Fate of the Furious” is a repeat of the last three films in its franchise is not at all accurate. The title alone differentiates the film from the...
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Lovecraftian body horror film “The Void” is excellent genre fun
Courtesy of D Films Here’s the thing about cult movies: They don’t (or, at least, they shouldn’t) try to force their way into cult cinema history. That’s why movies like “The Greasy Strangler” fail —...
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