Category Archives: Newer films

Sound of Freedom

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Mark DuPré

Jim Caviezel as Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom I am way behind on seeing currently running films, and have decided to jump back in now that I have the time. Sound of Freedom comes first, partly because I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Alejandro Monteverde, Bella, Chicago PD, Eisenstein, Jack Ryan, Jim Caviezel, José Zúñiga, Little Boy, Luke 17:2, Mira Sorvino, Person of Interest, Psycho, QAnon, Sound of Freedom, The Passion of the Christ, Tim Ballard | Leave a comment

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Mark DuPré

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 GG3 is not near the bottom of the Marvel barrel, as some have attested. Neither is it a “great send-off,” as others have called it. It’s a generally funny, overlong, and overstuffed film, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Adam Warlock, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Drax, Elizabeth Debicki, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Karen Gillan, Kraglin, Mantis, Nebula, Pom Klementieff, Quill, Rocket, Saving Private Ryan, Sean Gunn, Ted Lasso, The Crown, The Searchers, Vin Diesel, Will Poulter | Leave a comment

Jesus Revolution

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Mark DuPré

It’s impossible to be whatever “objective” is with this film, much like the struggle I had writing about Isn’t It Romantic, which was directed by my friend and former film student Todd Strauss-Schulson. In that instance, this was a major … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged American Underdot, Brent McCorkle, Calvary Chapel, Chuck Smith, I Can Only Imagine, Isn't It Romantic, Jesus Revolution, Jon Erwin, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, The Chosen, the Erwin Brothers, Time magazine, Todd Strauss-Schulson | Leave a comment

A Man Called Otto/A Man Called Ove

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Mark DuPré

Tom Hanks’ new film is an American remake of Sweden’s submission for 2016’s Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, A Man Called Ove, which also received an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling. It’s enjoyable, or what … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Man Called Otto, A Man Called Ove, Da Vinci Code, Elvis, Mariana Trevino, The Ladykillers, Tom Hanks | Leave a comment

Avatar: The Way of Water

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Mark DuPré

Thirteen years after the record-breaking Avatar was released, we finally get the first of several sequels. I managed to see it under the best of (visual) circumstances, in our local IMAX theater. Yes, it’s stunning to the eye, and actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Imax, Jack Champion, Jake Sully, James Cameron, Job, Moby Dick, Neytiri, Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, YA, Zoe Saldana | Leave a comment

Quick Takes: Disenchanted and Spirited

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Mark DuPré

OK, there are a lot of new Christmastime movies to watch, and usually I wait awhile to see them. But this time, I saw two of the most promoted ones early on. Here are my quick thoughts: Disenchanted My wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Christmas Carol, Aladdin, Alan Menken, Amy Adams, Andalasia, Beauty and the Beast, Charles Dickens, Disenchanted, Enchanted, Frozen, Gabriella Baldacchino, Hercules, Idina Menzel, Jesus, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Ryan Reynolds, Scrooge, Tangled, The Little Mermaid, Tracy Morhan, Wicked, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

She Said

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Mark DuPré

From l: Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Andre Braugher, and Patricia Clarkson in She Said She Said is the “coulda-shoulda” disappointment of the Oscar movie season thus far. The story is still great—reporters, who have real lives outside of their work, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged All the President's Men, An Education, Andre Baugher, angela Yeoh, Ashley Judd, Carey Mulligan, Ernst Lubitsch, Gloria Allred, Harvey Weinstein, Jennifer Ehle, Lisa Bloom, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Friedman, Promising Young Woman, Spotlight, Succession, The Big Sick, Zoe Kazan | Leave a comment

Thor: Love and Thunder

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Mark DuPré

Thor: Love and Thunder is a film as disjointed as its name. It’s not so much a film as a patchwork of ideas, tones, and narrative directions that ultimately don’t add up. It also gives us a Thor we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Black Swan, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Downton Abbey, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jackie, Jojo Rabbit, Leon: The Professional, Taika Waititi, Tessa Thompson, Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor: Ragnarok | Leave a comment

Jurassic World Dominion

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Mark DuPré

So what do you get when you put together all the previous Jurassic movies, the James Bond movies, Alien, Aliens, all the Bourne films, all the Mission Impossible films, King Kong, The Good Earth, The Birds, a soupçon of Apocalypse … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Alien, aliens, Apocalypse Now, B.D. Wont, Bryce Dallas Howard, Campbell Scott, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, DeWanta Wise, Dichen Lachman, Ethan Hunt, Isabella Sermon, Jason Bourne, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, King Kong, Laura Dern, Lupin, Mamoudou Athie, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible, Omar Sy, Ratatouille, Sam Neill, Severance, Steven Spielberg, The Birds, The Book of Henry, The Good Earth, The Intouchables, Up, Vanessa Kirby, Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past | Leave a comment

Elvis

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Mark DuPré

I’m normally not a fan of Baz Luhrmann’s films. I enjoyed (and still enjoy) Moulin Rouge!, where the director’s overheated energy worked well with the material. Not so much Romeo + Juliet, and especially not Australia and The Great Gatsby. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Atonement, Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Keira Knightley, Moulin Rouge!, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Tex Watson, The Great Gatsby, The Ladykillers, Tom Hanks | Leave a comment