PIC of the Week – Beasts of No Nation (The Criterion Collection)
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 9/10/21 – Beasts of No Nation (The Criterion Collection)
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 9/10/21 – Beasts of No Nation (The Criterion Collection)
“The Powder Keg” Paul Preston talks (and talks smack) with Ben Bateman and Ben Goddard about the upcoming Teams Tournament in The Movie Trivia Schmoedown.
This Marie Curie film could easily be considered a close runner up to the 1943 Greer Garson film.
Who says we not cultured? On Grammy night, our Movie Guy Patrick weighs in on music you should be listening to right now, from genres and artists that are all over the map. Heed his words. Heed, I say.
With a thumping dub-step soundtrack, planes performing harrowing maneuvers, and requisite nasty enemies (Nazis, in this case), the trailers for “Red Tails” have clearly been geared to pump up visceral excitement in (likely) largely young and male audiences.
Capsule reviews by The Movie Guys include “The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia” and “Paul”. Quick plot, quick opinion and we’re out.
I’ve been drinking heavily and my perception of time is just a little bit off, but don’t give me that look, because I got the points of the movie and this is still an important review, so shut up.
The themes of post-war recovery and renewal, coupled with the hidden grief and sacrifice faced by returning veterans made for a story that still speaks to us.
2008 Oscar Rant by Paul Preston