More often than not it takes an outsider to identify what is actually occurring – often against what anyone wants to acknowledge. Concussion the film starring Will Smith (Six Degrees of Separation, Ali, Focus) appears to speak the truth in measured and elegant tones. The truth that is the story line of Concussion is that Read More…
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A Beautifully Crafted Homage to Rocky: Creed
Ryan Coogler’s highly enjoyable Creed touches viewers in all the right spots at all the right times. Coogler (Fruitvale Station) accomplishes something else with Creed – pays respect to the original in ways few films – that attempt similarly – accomplish. Forty years-ago the film Rocky caught The United States of America by storm. Delivered Read More…
Polished Not Stirred
To suggest Spectre, the latest installment in the world of James Bond, offers nothing new would be to miss the point by a margin similar to the gun shots taken at Bond by the bad guys. Spectre is a highly polished and mostly effective escape that will keep its viewers away from the dreary doldrums of daily Read More…