Published Jan. 28, 2018 at ZekeFilm.org. Each month, ZekeFilm critics contribute to a group feature called Film Admissions, in which we each admit to watching classic films for the first time with a similar theme. In January 2018, we each watched a Billy Wilder film we'd never seen before. Film Admission: The Apartment I get a …
Published Jan. 7, 2018 at ZekeFilm.org. Or, 10 Movies That Aren't Pirates of the Caribbean If my calculations are correct, 2017 was a fantastic year for movies. Yes, yes—any time this writer claims she did “calculations” should be suspect, but how else do you explain that I could have written about the top 30 movies of …
Published Jan. 4, 2018 at ZekeFilm.org. Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon Tell the Best Love Story of 2017 DIRECTOR: MICHAEL SHOWALTER/2017 Before you start this review, you know what would be lovely? Listening to the soundtrack for The Big Sick while you read. Hey, I’ll make it even easier for you—here’s it is on …
Published Jan. 1, 2018 at ZekeFilm.org. Netflix's New Drama Sets a Greek Tragedy in the Deep South DIRECTOR: DEE REES/2017 “When I think of the farm, I think of mud.” And when I think of Netflix’s new drama Mudbound, I think of Greek tragedies. Everything on the farm is covered in mud; every moment is …
Published Oct. 29, 2017 for the film's Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. 1943 Films Says More About the Makers Than the 1912 Disaster DIRECTORS: WERNER KLINGER AND HERBERT SELPIN/GERMAN/1943 STREET DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2017/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS Do I need to explain the events on the RMS Titanic in 1912? If “big boat …
Published Oct. 15, 2017 for the film's Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Matt Dillon Stars in Quintessential Garry Marshall DIRECTOR: GARRY MARSHALL/1984 STREET DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2017/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS It's 4th of July Weekend in 1963 Brooklyn, and Jeffrey Willis swelters on the street corner. Since it's too hot to do anything, …
Published Sept. 18, 2017 at ZekeFilm.org. Reese Witherspoon Charms in Her Return to Romantic Comedies DIRECTOR: HALLIE MEYERS-SHYER/2017 Alice Kinney is starting over. After separating from her husband of 15 years in New York, Alice (Reese Witherspoon) has moved back into her childhood home in Los Angeles. She’s trying to settle her two grade school …
Published Oct. 24 2017 at ZekeFilm in anticipation of the second season of the Netflix drama. Everything an Ambitious Demogorgon Needs to Know in the World of Stranger Things Congrats! You’re a Demogorgon making the big move out of the Upside Down! While the Upside Down will always be home, moving your residence to the Right Side …
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Published Jan. 6, 2017 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // November 22, 1963. If you’ve lived long enough to study a at …
Published Dec. 13, 2016 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Welcome. Here is your room with a single bed. Here are your …
Published Oct. 16, 2016 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // The scene: Rose Creek, a small town in the Old West. Our …
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Published July 30, 2016 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // People, it’s time to get over the hype of forced controversy and …
Published July 1, 2016 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // The Avengers’ approval ratings are plummeting. On their latest mission, they foiled …
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Published Feb. 14, 2016 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD // A new set of bruises and scars ring around Katniss’s neck. Not that …
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Published June 18, 2015 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD // “There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is …
Published June 13, 2015 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Dr. Alan Grant has dedicated his modern-day life to the ancient dinosaurs: …
Published Nov. 27, 2014 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Katniss Everdeen is 17 years old. She has survived two Hunger Games. …
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Published Nov. 16, 2014 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Sometimes the best things surprise you, which is more than true of …
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Published July 4, 2014 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Gretta and Dave: the music-making dream couple who write songs for each …
Published June 2, 2014 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // “You know the tale. Now find out the truth.” So say the trailers …
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