Based on the Carol Reed film 'The Third Man', Edgar Honetschläger's Erni unfolds in Vienna. Two Japanese women and a young boy wander around the city. From time to time the boy sees the figure of a chicken, Erni, appear, each time dressed differently. This short, which is part of a portmanteau film, was screened at the Aichi exhibition in Japan in 2005.
If “Good Time” was a lean exercise in suspense, “Uncut Gems” is an ongoing panic attack. It handcuffs us to an immoral man, made up of selfishness and unreliability. At every point, Adam Sandler connects himself to this idiotic soul, unearthing the misguided opportunism that comes with gambling addiction
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The Lego Movie achieves great humor and story with a combination of childish comedy, adult references, irony, and by subverting popular movie tropes.
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below!
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan deliver stellar performances in a film that doesn't live up to its potential.
