Jacob Musick
Wasp Network : a good story badly told
There is a tremendous attention to detail which sets this film apart from the typical spy thriller, even the spy biopic in this case....
Joker: I believed it
I believed it. That’s the only thing I can think to say. The writing, directing, cinematography and above all the acting was incredibly exceptionally...
Highlights of the Central Pavilion
Continued from Part 1: What is This Again?
Compared to the 2016 Biennale, the Freespace mandate allows much greater freedom for most of the architects...
Freespace: What is This Again?
The 2018 Biennale of Architecture has been titled ‘Freespace’ by its curators, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who have helpfully provided us with the...
Suburbicon: a Shakespearean tragedy
If other films that I have seen this week fit more or less comfortably into some grand archetype - The Shape of Water is...
Downsizing and the end of the world
Downsizing is a science fiction about the end of the world, but none of the images conjured by that phrase apply here. In fact,...
Jackie: A Life in Tragedy
Jackie is the story of Jacqueline Kennedy, as told by Jacqueline Kennedy, in the wake of her husband’s death and funeral. I’m still not...
Voyage of Time, The Universe in 1.5 hours or less
"Mother," the disembodied voice of Cate Blanchett intoned, twenty minutes into this newest offering from Terrence Malick, followed by a significant pause, then "Born,"...
Piuma: Sometimes we grow up
Piuma is a moving story about life, life in all it’s drama and comedy: Italian life. I loved it.
Blu Yoshimi and Luigi Fedele play...
Hacksaw Ridge: A true story made cliché
The true story behind Hacksaw Ridge is incredible. Private Desmond T. Doss saved the lives of many men in the devastating WWII battle for...
