Now Playing — Sinners
Ryan Coogler’s first wholly original work is a bold, ambitious wonder Continue reading Now Playing — Sinners
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Now Playing — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever begins and ends in a state of mourning. Certainly, it would be inappropriate for it to be structured in any other way. Any movie that opens with the Marvel Studios logo already carries the weight of … Continue reading Now Playing — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Now Playing — Black Panther
In the unlikely even there were a few outliers who still doubted the enormous scope — and corresponding influence — of the extended exercise in filmmaking known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the recently released “class photo” should have put … Continue reading Now Playing — Black Panther
Greatish Performances #23
#23 — Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson in Creed (Ryan Coogler, 2015) I don’t begrudge Sylvester Stallone the victory lap he got to take for his seventh performance as the hangdog Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa. While he’s perpetrated a great many heinous acts on moviegoers (he didn’t just star in Rhinestone, Cobra, Over the Top, and Cliffhanger; he also helped write them!), there’s something appealing, even charming, about his unlikely perseverance in the business. There might have been a little more sourness had the Academy Award nomination he received actually turned into a win, but, as was the case … Continue reading Greatish Performances #23
And he carries the reminders of ev’ry glove that laid him down
As is regularly proven anew to me by my weekly rummaging through old papers to find old reviews that are theoretically worth sharing, I have carved out a privileged place for a person who still feels a compulsion to write … Continue reading And he carries the reminders of ev’ry glove that laid him down
Coffee for Two 