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Author: Jeremy Fogelman

The Post isn’t Spielberg’s showiest movie, but it’s one of his most relevant

December 22, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Post’ boasts an all-star cast of amazing actors in a story that’s eerily resonant… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alison Brie, Biography, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coons, Drama, History, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, The Post, Tom Hanks, Tracy Letts, Twentieth Century Fox

The Disaster Artist is a great movie about the best worst movie ever made

December 8, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

James Franco and company hit new heights in the hilarious, touching ‘The Disaster Artist’… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Biography, Dave Franco, History, James Franco, Paul Scheer, Seth Rogen, The Disaster Artist

Wonder Wheel is a miserable movie about miserable people by a miserable man

December 8, 2017Jeremy Fogelman 1 Comment

‘Wonder Wheel’ makes me wonder why I bothered… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amazon Studios, Drama, Jack Gore, James Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet, Wonder Wheel

The Man Who Invented Christmas is a pleasant holiday movie

December 8, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ is enjoyable, but it doesn’t hit the highs it’s capable of… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anna Murphy, Biography, Bleecker Street, Christmas, Christopher Plummer, Comedy, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Edwards, Morfydd Clark, The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mudbound hits powerful notes in a movie that’s a bit muddy

November 20, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Mudbound’ has the mark of a high quality film, but it takes a while to get going… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Carey Mulligan, Drama, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Mudbound, Netflix Studios, Rob Morgan, War

Novitiate is an intense, focused look at the life of a convent in turmoil

November 3, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Novitiate’ is another look at transgressive nuns, but kept closely aligned with reality… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Denis O'hare, Dianna Agron, Drama, Julianne Nicholson, Maddie Hasson, Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Morgan Saylor, Novitiate, Sony Pictures Classics

Thank You For Your Service is a bleak look at PTSD without real grace

October 27, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Thank You For Your Service’ has its heart in the right place, but it has no subtlety at all… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Biography, Brad Beyer, Haley Bennett, Jayson Warner Smith, Joe Cole, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Miles Teller, Omar J. Dorsey, Scott Haze, Thank You For Your Service, Universal Pictures, War

Rick and Morty ends with a hidden cliffhanger and not so hidden growth

October 3, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ breaks the fourth wall more than ever with a pretense of a reset… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Rick and Morty Season 3, The Rickchurian Mortydate

Rick and Morty sneaks toward the season finale with some hard, hilarious truths

September 26, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

It’s a Beth and Rick and Jerry and Summer and Morty episode on the penultimate ‘Rick and Morty’ episode… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Rick and Morty Season 3, The ABC's of Beth

Rick and Morty isn’t afraid to just go nuts these days

September 19, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ takes on memory and clip shows in whirlwind of nihilistic nonsense… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Morty’s Mind Blowers, Rick and Morty Season 3

mother! is Darren Aronofsky’s art of discomfort taken to the next level

September 15, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘mother!’ shows that nobody balances pretension and brilliance like Darren Aronofsky… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Ed Harris, Horror, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Pfieffer, mother!, Mystery, Paramount Pictures

The Villainess isn’t high art, but it is quite a lot of fun

September 15, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Villainess’ is an over the top revenge fantasy just crazy enough to work… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Bang Sung-jun, Drama, Foreign, Kim Ok-vin, Shin Ha-kyun, The Villainess, Well Go USA

Rick and Morty gets all about Rick and Morty in all their permutations

September 13, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ continues its run of phenomenal high concept rigmarole brilliance… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Rick and Morty Season 3, The Ricklantis Mixup

Crown Heights tells a poignant true story in a way that may just resonate

September 1, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

The wrongful conviction of ‘Crown Heights’ is a frustrating story, but in a good way… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Crime, Crown Heights, IFC Films, Lakeith Stanfield, Natalie Paul, Nnamdi Asomugha

I Do … Until I Don’t flounders in treacle trying to make a point about marriage

September 1, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘I Do… Until I Don’t’ has an interesting idea, but it can’t use characters well enough to pull it off… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amber Heard, Comedy, Dolly Wells, Ed Helms, I Do Until I Don't, Lake Bell, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Reiser, The Film Arcade, Wyatt Cenac

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    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
    I WAS OCTOMOM  ★★✩
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