In arguably the most iconic shot of Martin Scorsese’s 1990 gangster masterpiece Goodfellas, Scorsese uses a tracking shot to follow Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and Karen (Lorraine Bracco) as they go from the front of the Copacabana to the inside using a side door and cutting through back hallways, staircases, and even though the kitchen to then pop up at the front of the club, where a busboy brings out a table for…

        Surprisingly, my life isn’t 100% consumed by movies.  When I’m not watching movies, I am also a major sports fan.  No sport is safe for my viewing, as I will watch anything from baseball, basketball, and golf to bizarre sports you might find on ESPN 8: The Ocho.  One of the narratives that’s always interested me in sports is when great players retire and the players who fill their position the…

        Ford v Ferrari is a classic American sports underdog story.  A movie that bleeds red, white, and blue and will have you wanting to stand up in your chair and cheer, “AMERICA!”  Director James Mangold has made a wildly entertaining, rousing racing movie that features stellar direction, excellent performances, and edge-of-your-seat races you won’t forget.  It is one of the best movies of 2019. Following another loss to Ferrari at the legendary…

        Charlie’s Angels originated in the 1970’s as a successful, hour-long T.V series about a trio of badass female detectives known as the Angels who would solve crimes and usually have to wear evening gowns, bikinis, and other various sexy clothing.  We got a big screen adaptation of the show in 2000 that kept in the same spirit of the show.  It featured a trio of women who wore sexy costumes to solve…

        When thinking about Christmas, it reminds me of happiness.  It brings the family together to celebrate with one another.  It is a season of joy, love, and hope.  As the song says, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Paul Feig’s Last Christmas officially ushers in the Christmas season.  Though we still have Thanksgiving to go before we actually get to Christmas, this is a perfect film to get you in…

      Midway tells the story of the Battle of Midway, one of the most important battles of World War II and a turning point in the war for the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor.  The story of the battle is an interesting one and one the deserved to be told.  However, this is not the way it should have been told.  Director Roland Emmerich completely botches the film, giving us a…

          Nearly forty years after Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining hit the silver screen, Doctor Sleep has finally come along to answer the question that has been burning in our brains since: what happened to Danny Torrence after his father tried to kill him and his mother? Okay, maybe this wasn’t burning in our brain.  But Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shinning and, thanks to the recent popularity of adapting Stephen King books, we got…

        The last time we saw director Taika Waititi he was changing the landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Thor: Ragnarok, a film many regard as the best Thor film and a real standout of the entire MCU.  How does Waititi use his new found cache?  By making Jojo Rabbit, a movie about a Nazi youth who has an imaginary friend who just happens to be Adolf Hitler (who is played by Waititi…

        I saw Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite a little less than a month ago.  As soon as the credits started rolling I knew I had just watched a truly special film, but I was unsure how special.  I recently saw the film again and was blown away once again.  Bong Joon-Ho has crafted undoubtedly one of the best movies of 2019.  Fewer films have surprised, shocked, and moved me like Parasite did.  And yet, telling you what…