Category Archives: Newer films

A Quiet Place Part II

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Mark DuPré

More than a year after its planned wide release, A Quiet Place Part II is finally here. It’s a solid, well-directed, and well-acted film. It reminds me a little of Alien followed by Aliens: thefirst was a deeply felt, intelligent … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged 28 Days Later..., A Quiet Place Part II, Cillian Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Tom Cruise, War of the Worlds | Leave a comment

The Father

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Mark DuPré

I was wrong. Not having been able to see The Father in the theater until recently, I went with the current wisdom that the award for Best Actor would of course go to Chadwick Boseman for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Ben Smithard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Downton Abbey, Florian Zeller, Man in the High Castle, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Coleman, Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Sherlock Holmes, The Father, The Favourite, The Sixth Sense, Victoria | Leave a comment

Nomadland

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Mark DuPré

Nomadland is nearly guaranteed to win Best Picture in April, and will likely bring Chinese director Chloé Zhao the second of two consecutive Best Directors given to an Asian director, the first being Bong Joon-ho for last year’s groundbreaking Parasite. … Continue reading →

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News of the World and The Dig: Two slow films for a fast-paced culture

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Mark DuPré

I’ve seen a lot of films lately, but two have stuck out for their amazingly slow pace. One is the new(ish) Tom Hanks film, News of the World. The second is a new Netflix film starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Captain Phillips, Carey Mulligan, Cate Blanchett, Flight 93, Helena Zengel, Jason Bourne, Netflix, News of the World, Nicole Kidman, Paul Greengrass, Promising Young Woman, Ralph Fiennes, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Tom Hanks, Western | Leave a comment

One Night in Miami…

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Mark DuPré

One Might in Miami… is an extraordinary film. For one, it’s an accomplished work from a first-time director, Regina King, already in the history books for winning Best Supporting Actress for 2018’s If Beale Street Could Talk (https://film-prof.com/2019/01/20/if-beale-street-could-talk/). It has … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Aldis Hodge, Cassius Clay, Eli Goree, Hamilton, If Beale Street Could Talk, Jim Brown, Jr., Kemp Powers, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, One Night in Miami..., Regina King, Sam Cooke | Leave a comment

Wonder Woman 1984

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Mark DuPré

Seeing Wonder Woman 1984 was both exhilarating and disappointing. It was our first movie “date” in nearly a year, and it was great to be back in a good theater with a large screen (I’d seen Tenet on my own … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Cheetah, Chris Pine, Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Patty Jenkins, Pedro Pascal, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, The Mandalorian, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984 | Leave a comment

Mank and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Mark DuPré

Mank Two films that are sure to be receiving multiple Oscar nominations have recently been released. They were originally supposed to be seen in theaters (remember theaters?), but have landed on Netflix instead. They couldn’t be more different, except for … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Letter to Three Wives, All About Eve, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Mankiewicz, Chadwick Boseman, Citizen Kane, David Fincher, Frank Merriam, Gary Oldman, George C. Wolfe, George Jazz Band, Heath Ledger, Herman Mankiewicz, Jack Fincher, Joseph Mankiewicz, Josh Mankiewicz, L.B. Mayer, Lackawanna Blues, Les Miserables, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mamma Mia!, Mank, Marion Davies, Netflix, Orson Welles, Pauline Kael, Philip Seymour Hoffman, River Phoenix, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Viola Davis, William Randolph Hearst | Leave a comment

Da 5 Bloods

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Mark DuPré

Spike Lee’s new film (streaming on Netflix) is simultaneously the most important film of the year so far, yet not necessarily the best one. It’s important because Lee is one of our most important filmmakers, and it’s important because … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Apocalypse Now, Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods, Delroy Lindo, Do the Right Thing, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Heart of Darkness, Jonathan Majors, Joseph Conrad, President Trump, Spike Lee, Stormin' Norman, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Vietnam | Leave a comment

The Three to See: The Birth of a Nation, Gone with the Wind, and 12 Years a Slave

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Mark DuPré

The Three to See: Birth of a Nation, Gone with the Wind, and 12 Years Slave As I wade into where angels fear to tread, I want to make it clear that I am stepping outside the current social discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films, Older Films | Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Broken Blossoms, Butterfly McQueen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Civil War, D.W. Griffith, Dark Victory, Dodge City, Gigi, Gone with the Wind, Green Book, Gunga Din, Hattie McDaniel, HBO Max, Hollywood, Intolerance, Jacqueline Stewart, Ku Klux Klan, Lillian Gish, Love Affair, Lupita Nyong'o, Max Steiner, Michael Fassbender, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, NAACP, Netflix, Ninotcha, Of Mice and Men, Olivia De Havilland, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Oscars, Prissy, Reconstructionists, Sarah Paulson, Solomon Northup, Stagecoach, TCM, The Birth of a Nation, The Cheat, The Clansman, The Wizard of Oz, The Women, Viven Leigh, William Cameron Menzies, Woodrow Wilson, Wuthering Heights, YouTube | Leave a comment

Emma.

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Mark DuPré

Not sure who thought the world needed another version of Jane Austen’s Emma. Perhaps there is always room for a great adaptation of a classic work. But in the case of the newly released Emma. (yes, the period is part … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, Autumn de Wilde, Bill Nighy, Call the Midwife, Dumpuary, Emma, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Peaky Blinders, Romola Garai, The Crown, The Durrells in Corfu, Tom Jones | Leave a comment