Top Movies: February 2021
5 movies watched. February. Where I did not make much time for movies. Click on any linked title to read the full review. American Utopia Recommended double feature: Stop Making Sense and this. [...]
To All the Boys: Always and Forever Wraps Things Up
To All the Boys: Always and Forever 🟊Directed by Michael Fimoganari🟊🟊Written by Katie Lovejoy🟊 The review: I mean, it’s exactly as good as the previous two films and Lana Condor and Noah Centineo [...]
McDormand and Van Life: Nomadland
Nomadland 🟊Directed by Chloé Zhao🟊🟊Written by Chloé Zhao🟊 The review: There are few well-known actors I can think of who could play Fern so convincingly,* and I’m thankful Nomadland’s Fern [...]
Special Film Noir Delivery: The Letter
The Letter 🟊Directed by William Wyler🟊🟊Written by Howard Koch🟊 The review: From the first dramatic scene to the last, this movie is plenty of fun.* Bette Davis is both flip and overwhelmed as a [...]
Judas and the Black Messiah: FBI and the Black Panthers
Judas and the Black Messiah 🟊Directed by Shaka King🟊🟊Written by Will Berson & Shaka King🟊 The review: I first learned about Fred Hampton in Ava DuVerney’s 13th and so I knew how this film was [...]
American Utopia Will Get You in the End
David Byrne’s American Utopia 🟊Directed by Spike Lee🟊🟊Written by David Byrne🟊 The review: It’s not yet been a year since I watched Jonathan Demme’s movie of the Talking Heads’ concert Stop [...]
