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SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the two-part series finale of CBS’ God Friended Me. God is taking time off social media as CBS’ God Friended Me ends after a two season run. Produced by Warner Bros Television and … Continue reading →

Pixar Animation Studios is everywhere. Ever since the arrival of their first film Toy Story in 1995, the medium of animation has remained steadily rocked — the dawn of colorful CG animation remains the industry mainstay and Pixar films themselves … Continue reading →

There’s a reason why Steven Spielberg is still seemingly the King of Hollywood. Over the course of a nearly five-decade-long career, he has perfected and/or inaugurated any number of cinematic movements and innovations. Coming up as one of the “movie … Continue reading →

In the late 1980s, Yonkers was in chaos. After decades of using public housing to illegally segregate its minorities, the city — just north of the Bronx in New York — faced judgment from a federal court. Yet after the … Continue reading →

Special Note: “In Defense Of” is a new column series where I defend films that were not only panned in their initial release; that not only do I find to be pretty good, but also to hopefully encourage people to … Continue reading →

The idea of a baby born as an old man and then grows younger––a reverse trajectory of the human experience––is the premise in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story published in 1922, reviewed in my previous post. Prompted by a remark … Continue reading →

Rags to Riches doesn’t happen only in movies. It gets inspired by the real-life stories of many people who turn their fortunes on their own. Homeless, a word that gives me a shiver can hit you at any time of … Continue reading →

It was all fun and games on the “Defending Jacob” set outside Boston, according to writer-showrunner Mark Bomback and director Morten Tyldum. Ping pong tournaments and listening to podcasts created a lighthearted dynamic despite the grim plot of the Apple … Continue reading →

**½ If the name of this film is Ocean’s Eight, why does the poster say Ocean’s 8? It’s that type of shoddy detail that totally derails this movie. Basically, this movie is not great, but I am glad it exists. … Continue reading →

It’s rare to see Al Pacino upstaged in any movie, and his performance as a Puerto Rican ex-con attempting to go straight is typically inspired, a controlled blend of both the fiery and understated sides of one of Hollywood’s most … Continue reading →