Evan D.One line toward the end of Todd Phillips' 'Joker' sums up the film better than any review ever could. Sitting backstage preparing for a late night TV appearance Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck is asked about his clown get up. Is it in support of recent protest that have taken up that iconography? "No, I don't believe in that. I don't believe in anything," he responds as if the previous hour and a half hadn't made that perfectly clear.
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Evan D.By far the most important relationships of our early lives are those with our parents. Specifically, it’s the relationship, or lack thereof, between father and son that can set the course for a young boy’s entire life. This is shocking to exactly no one. We each can trace a piece of ourselves to what our parents passed down. What can be shocking is the sight of a father passing down abhorrent values with disregard for the safety of his son.
Evan D.Defeated and banished to the underworld by her half-brother Arthur, Morgana pledges to return when Britain is divided and when the world’s leaders are weak. It’s impossible to see a movie start this way and not immediately think of how it fits into today’s global politics. Between Brexit and the rise of populist strongmen helming states across the globe, ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ is perfectly timed to comment on the politics of the day. Pretty impressive for a movie aimed at kids.
Evan D.If Clint Eastwood is trying to send an apologetic message to his family, maybe he should do it in person. At the very least it would be more sincere than The Mule.
In his clumsy new film, Eastwood tells the story of Earl Stone, a fictionalized version of a very real WWII veteran who wound up running drugs for the cartel into his 80s. When we meet Earl (Eastwood) things seem pretty good. He is a world renowned horticulturalist, adored by everyone he meets. Things aren’t as rosy as they seem of course. As Earl sits alone in a hotel bar, his daughter (played by Eastwood's own daughter Alison) is getting married without her father to give her away. Evan D.I really enjoyed 'Isle of Dogs.' In his first film since 2014's 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' Wes Anderson once again unleashes (nailed it) his unique vision; this time to tell a story about a boy and his dog.
Evan D.Critic and Editor in Chief of Spinning the Reel I walked out of the theater and drove home in silence. Not because 'A Quiet Place' ingrained into me an irrational fear of sound hunting monsters, much the same way that 'Jaws' kept kids out of swimming pools the summer of 1975. Rather, I think the reason I embraced the quiet is that in just an hour and a half at the theater I had become totally immersed in the world and story that John Krasinski had created. It just felt true.
Evan D. Innocence is a funny thing, we aren't really aware we ever had it until we've already lost it. I think that's the reason we gravitate to stories told through the eyes of children. Their innocence can be a refreshing escape from our own cynicism.
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