The Connection (La French) movie review: not-so-good fellas
With supercool 70s chic and a smart crime thriller vibe, this is a welcome throwback to action dramas of the past, before they chose spectacle over story.
GoodFellas
Jersey Boys movie review: it’s not only rock ’n’ roll…
Director Clint Eastwood’s discomfort with his own material is enormous and obvious. Does he just not get pop music, or is he actively disdainful and suspicious of it?
The Wolf of Wall Street review: legitimate businessman
A debauched end-of-empire horror story disguised as an outrageous comedy, with remarkable performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill.
American Hustle review: the humor, it burns
Bursting with insanely engaging characters who are impossibly real and impossibly ridiculous whose stories you don’t ever want to end.
The Wolf of Wall Street trailer: ever since he was a kid he wanted to be a stockbroker
Oh. I thought this was a werewolf movie. Guess I’ll have to make do with a new Martin Scorsese flick.
Michael Shannon will cut you up (The Iceman review)
Though based on copious interviews mob killer Richard Kuklinski gave from prison, this barely broaches the great mystery of his life…
Stand Up Guys (trailer)
It’s Oldfellas. Ever since I got out of the nursing home, I wanted to go back to being a gangster.
question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite drama movies?
Mine? GoodFellas, a film that rocked me when I first saw and has stuck with me ever since, and one that I never fail to thoroughly enjoy on re-viewings.
Silver Linings Playbook movie review
Sometimes uncomfortable, often funny, and always electrifying. Plays like a gentle sendup of romantic comedies fueled by a restless, blunt anti-charm and irascible honesty about wants and needs.
question of the day: What pop songs always remind you of the films they were used in?
Me? I cannot ever hear Eric Clapton’s “Layla” and not think of GoodFellas…
