Month: November 2017
Mudbound: Lives of quiet desperation
by Matt Ward
Unless you were looking for it, odds are good that you might never stumble across a film like “Mudbound,” a small, intimate drama that snuck its way onto Netflix last week. The tale of two families – the McAllens, a moderately affluent white family transplanted to farming country, and the Jacksons, poor African-American sharecroppers seeking out land to call their own – is in … Read More Mudbound: Lives of quiet desperation
Justice League: Super friends team-up
by Matt Ward
Putting Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and The Flash on screen together should be a pretty exciting, slam-dunk of a movie. But then why does “Justice League,” the latest DC Comics film from director Zack Snyder, feel so much like a rollercoaster ride? There’s a lot of ups over the course of two hours, but a lot of wild left turns and some heavy downs … Read More Justice League: Super friends team-up
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): Modern family
by Matt Ward
There’s nothing like a little perspective to let you know that things could always be worse. Such is the case with the new Netflix original film “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).” Writer/director Noah Baumbach’s latest film allows audiences to feel better about their own family dramas by shining a light on a much more troubled clan of moody, prima donna artists and free … Read More The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): Modern family
Thor: Ragnarok: Hammering home the comedy
by Matt Ward
Superheroes to the rescue! After a lackluster summer at the box office, Hollywood hit back in a big way as Disney sent a film to the big screen for the first time since June with “Thor: Ragnarok.” The latest in the ever popular Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise brought home $121 million nationally, giving moviegoers their first slam dunk reason to head to theaters since … Read More Thor: Ragnarok: Hammering home the comedy
Cinematic Considerations 