Joker Review

I suppose I should start off with a spoiler warning, because I want to talk about this movie without worrying about not revealing too much. So if you haven’t seen it, consider yourself warned. However, I’m not sure how much I can spoil. After all, it’s not exactly as though the character arc was a…

NBA Draft Looking Back

The 2019 NBA Draft will take place tomorrow night. Most of the buzz around the draft is centered on Zion Williamson, who is being touted as the best prospect since LeBron James. However, I have essentially stopped watching any college basketball, preferring instead the NBA. Therefore, I don’t have opinions for this coming draft. I…

Reviewing Ready Player One

I never read the book, and I wasn’t particularly intrigued by the plot synopsis. I was interested in seeing this movie for one reason: Spielberg has a well-earned reputation as being a groundbreaking filmmaker, and if he is going to do something special in this film, I wanted to see that maximized in iMax 3D….

My Favorite Acting Performances of the Decade

I don’t always know what motivates me to go down these rabbit holes, but I will say that I have been listening to a lot of movie themed podcasts lately, and many of the discussions have involved great acting performances. That lead me to thinking about what some of my favorite acting performances have been…

My Top 10 of 2017

  Last year I broke a tradition that had begun on my podcast of giving my top 5 movies of the year. The main reason is that it is hard to do a list like that in a timely fashion. The last year I did do one, I did it right at the end of…

Reviewing Molly’s Game

As far as I’m concerned, when it comes to movies, Aaron Sorkin is as bankable as it gets. He is my favorite screenwriter, and just his association with a project is enough to make me want to see it. However, with Molly’s Game, I felt nervous. I had no doubt the writing would be excellent,…

Reviewing Wind River

When I rented Wind River from Redbox, I knew very little about it, other than the fact that it was critically acclaimed and starring Jeremy Renner. I didn’t want to know anything more; I wanted to be surprised by the story. I was captivated from the beginning. For starters, it is a gorgeous movie. It…

Reviewing American Assassin

American Assassin looked like a generic, cliché action movie that I wouldn’t have bothered seeing if it weren’t for one reason: Michael Keaton. Keaton has been on fire the past few years: Birdman, Spotlight, The Founder, and Spiderman: Homecoming. I wanted to know why Keaton would do this movie, and figured maybe there was something…

The Streaking Celtics

When I last wrote about the Celtics, they were 2-2, and I was expressing reasons to find optimism in wake of the losing Hayward. Ten games later, there isn’t much of a search for optimism. Boston is riding a twelve game win streak to the best record in the league (a game ahead of the…

The NBA Through 2 Weeks: How to React

We are now officially two weeks into the NBA season, which is not enough time to really know anything, but is enough time to pick up on some interesting happenings in this small sample size. So I want to play a little game called “how to react” to the facts we have so far. Interesting…

An Early Analysis of the Celtics

We’re only four games into the season. There are 78 more to go. In other words, we can’t draw conclusions yet that we can be confident will hold up throughout the season. But there is a lot we have learned, which can give us an idea of what to watch for as they continue. First…

NBA Awards Predictions: Most Valuable Player

I believe the MVP award is continually becoming gratuitous. I said after the Spurs championship in 2014 that they were rendering the MVP inconsequential: team balance is the new requisite for success, and individual accomplishment is superfluous to the goal. That said, it is still an entertaining award, and when the ultimate award – a…