Wildland: giving family ties a bad name.Listening to Kenny G: derision, devotion and a hard-working guy.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time: when tragedy begets humor Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu and YouTube.Passing: navigating a racist society and the value of one’s identity.The Velvet Underground: Immersing us in a cultural moment.CODA: a thought-provoking audience-pleaser.The Lost Leonardo: iI it a hustle? Does it matter?.Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road: An unusual documentary about an unusual man.Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube and redbox. Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain: Bad ass romantic.Filmmaker Adam McKay ( The Big Short) and a host of movie stars hit the bullseye as they target a corrupt political establishment, a soulless media and a gullible, lazy-minded public. The Power of the Dog: One man’s meanness, another man’s growth.Riders of Justice: Thriller, comedy and much, much more.Some of my choices for Best Movies of 2021 are already on video: ON VIDEO Cate Blanchett and Tyler Perry in DON’T LOOK BACK. Benedetta: Paul Verhoeven’s entertaining parable of belief and class, wrapped in scandal and sacrilege.
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House of Gucci: Lady Gaga and Adam Driver shine in this modern tale of Shakespearean family treachery. C’mon C’mon: In Mike Mills’ charming and authentic film, Joaquin Phoenix plays a well-intentioned, emotionally intelligent guy who gets an immersion course in parenting. If you have heartstrings, they are gonna get pulled. Belfast: a child’s point if view is universal. Its very brief theatrical run is over, but you can look or it on video soon. Remarkably cinematic and non-stagey for a play that takes place in one apartment. The Humans: Stephen Karam’s film version of his Tony Award-winning play introduces us to a family that is guaranteed to be more depressing than yours. Once again, Baker makes inspired use of non-actor to tell his story. Red Rocket: Sean Baker’s dark comedy is a portrait of a human trainwreck and the Texas City, Texas, residents whose lives he touches (and none for the better). Del Toro has deepened the minor characters, creating a showcase for many of our finest film actors. Nightmare Alley: Guillermo del Toro’s absorbing remake of the 1947 film noir classic, a cautionary fable of overreaching. Layered with character-driven stories that could each justify their own movie, this is a mesmerizing film that builds into an exhilarating catharsis. Courtesy of The Match Factory.ĭrive My Car: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s engrossing masterpiece about dealing with loss. IN THEATERS Reika Kirishima and Hidetoshi Nishijima in DRIVE MY CAR. 2021: unusually strong year for biodocs. (I’ve been holding off on posting my Best Movies of 2021 until I see Licorice Pizza, The Tragedy of Macbeth and Parallel Mothers. ICYMI here’s my year-end coverage to date. See the year’s best movies now: Drive My Car, Belfast and Nightmare Alley in theaters and The Power of the Dog and Don’t Look Up on streaming services. Photo caption: Bradley Cooper in NIGHTMARE ALLEY.
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