Andrew Bundy
‘The Photograph’: Sweet and Sentimental First Act Sparks More Romance Than Its Soapy Ending
Features • Published on February 2020
“I wish I was as good at love as I am at working,” a photographer named Christina Eames, who has just recently moved to New York to pursue her dream, says…
‘The Rhythm Section’ Takes a Visually and Emotionally Fractured Approach to Spy Movie Tropes
Blake Lively • Published on January 2020
It’s refreshing to see an actor like Blake Lively push her skills to their limits in a threadbare genre flick like “…
‘Dolittle’ Hits All the Marks of a Classic Storybook Tale, but CGI Can Only Capture so Much Wonder
Dolittle • Published on January 2020
When we first meet Robert Downey Jr.’s incarnation of author Hugh Lofting’s magical veterinarian who can talk to animals, he…
‘Les Misérables’ Takes a Powerful Look at Systemic Corruption and Police Brutality
Features • Published on January 2020
“What does a lion say when it roars?” Just like Victor Hugo’s historic novel, director/co-writer Ladj Ly’s “Les…
Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’ Is a Towering Visual Achievement
1917 • Published on December 2019
There are more than a few reasons why Roger Deakins is one of the only working cinematographers that comes close to resembling a household…
‘Cats’ Simply May Be Too Peculiar of a Stage Musical to Adapt for the Big Screen
Andrew Lloyd Webber • Published on December 2019
By screenwriter Lee Hall’s own admittance, “Cats,” is built off a structure and not a story; but…
‘Watchmen’ Review: Phenomenal Season Ends With a Creative Big Bang
Alan Moore • Published on December 2019
“All we ever see of stars are their old photographs,” Dr. Manhattan utters in the fourth issue of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s superhero murder mystery, “…
‘6 Underground’ Feels Like Michael Bay’s Attempt to Make a ‘Fast and Furious’ Franchise for Netflix
6 Underground • Published on December 2019
Netflix clearly has no problem spending money, but the irony is that the alleged 150 million dollar price tag afforded to Michael Bay for…
Terrence Malick Makes a Rapturous Return to Form With ‘A Hidden Life’
A Hidden Life • Published on December 2019
History that no one remembers is really a history that everyone remembers. Certain people pretend not to know, like they’re simply one moving part of a corrupt prison ward. They are…
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Paints an Erotic Myth of Longing and First Love
Adèle Haenel • Published on December 2019
For true love, many would run next to any kind of fool’s errand, but what if such romance is out of reach, like a fairytale dream. Present before your very eyes,…
Tim Robbins and Victor Garber on How They Were Inspired by the True Story of ‘Dark Waters’
Dark Waters • Published on December 2019
In director Todd Haynes‘ “Dark Waters,” a film based on the true story of lawyer Robert Bilott’s ethical…
‘Knives Out’ Might Be the Best Movie About Modern America This Year
Ana de Armas • Published on November 2019
In a great mystery, the idea at the center of the whodunnit should hold more value than all the twisty surprises leading up to the inevitable reveal. In “…
‘Dark Waters’ Puts Environmental Lawyer Robert Bilott’s Incredible Bravery on Display
Anne Hathaway • Published on November 2019
Based on a powerful true story, “Dark Waters” is an inspired courtroom thriller that follows an environmental lawyer who takes on the system, essentially…
‘The Report’ Interrogates Post-9/11 Ethics Like a 1970s Political Thriller
adam driver • Published on November 2019
When Daniel J. Jones (Adam Driver) first walks into the computer lab provided by the United States Senate for him to conduct an investigation…
‘The Mandalorian’ Is an Extended ‘Star Wars’ Movie Chopped Into TV Episodes
Disney • Published on November 2019
Disney Plus finally arrives this week, and with it comes the first live-action “Star Wars” TV series. But it’s somewhat of a misnomer to call “The…
‘Dickinson’ Is a Wickedly Clever Period Drama for Teen Literary Enthusiasts
Apple TV Plus • Published on November 2019
Though nearly 2,000 poems were published after the death of Emily Dickinson, the renowned writer remained a hidden and unknown figure throughout her days. In the new Apple TV Plus series…
Cynthia Erivo Gives a Towering Performance in Harriet Tubman Biopic
Cynthia Erivo • Published on October 2019
The fact that no well-known film has yet been made about American icon Harriet Tubman has long been one of Hollywood’s biggest blindspots. One of the most heroic figures in the…
Edward Norton’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Transplants the Contemporary Crime Novel to the 1950s With Mixed Results
Alec Baldwin • Published on October 2019
“If I were a Dick Tracy villain, I’d have to be Mumbles,” gumshoe Lionel Essrog suggests in his rambling opening monologue from Jonathan Lethem’s best-selling crime novel, “Motherless Brooklyn.” In the…
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Wields Callbacks and Commentary Like a Chain Weapon
Arnold Schwarzenegger • Published on October 2019
“Terminator: Dark Fate” opens with video footage from the franchise’s first sequel, “Terminator 2: Judgement Day.” The movie seems to assume that audiences are…
‘Dolemite Is My Name’: Eddie Murphy Is Tremendous as Comedian Rudy Ray Moore
Dolemite Is My Name • Published on October 2019
In the opening scene of Netlix’s Rudy Ray Moore biopic, “Dolemite Is My Name,” an argument between…