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Oppenheimer great film but…
Review of Oppenheimer written by Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, and Martin Sherwin and directed by Christopher Nolan Rating **** 1/2 Making a film is a collaborative process. When you are both the writer and the director and you are also considered a visionary, there is a good chance that no
Review of Sound of Freedom
Review of the Sound of Freedom written by Rod Barr and Alejandro Monteverde, Directed by Alejandro Monteverde rating ***** It’s not until the end of the film do you learn that sex trafficking and child abductions are the leading criminal activity in the world. Unlike drugs, which can only be
Review of the Netflix Docudrama The Days
Review of the Netflix Docudrama The Days Rating ***** This is a Japanese film with Japanese actors dubbed in English. You may find it distracting for all of five minutes. Once the earthquake hits, you won’t even think about the dubbed English dialogue. The story will draw you in. The
Above Suspicion Book vs Film
Review of the film Above Suspicion written by Joe Sharky and Chris Gerolmo and directed by Phillip Noyce Rating *** One of the problems in condensing a book into a two-hour movie is that some things will get left out. In the case of this adaptation, almost an entire storyline
Review of Air
Review of Air written by Alex Convery and directed by Ben Affleck Rating ***** It wasn’t that long ago when a young Ben Affleck and a young Matt Damon stood on stage to accept an Oscar for their screenplay Good Will Hunting. They have since become major power brokers in
Review of the Netflix Film True Spirit
Review of the Netflix Film True Spirit Rating ***** This film tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson’s attempt to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. I wrote about Jessica way back in 2009 when she was making her attempt. She had satellite communications and was able to