I finally saw ‘King of New York’ for the first time fairly recently on Amazon Prime, and I’m revisiting it tonight due to the magnetism of Christopher Walken’s performance and the flair of Abel Ferrara’s direction… the score is a bit haunting, too… what is it trying to say? What, exactly, is going on here? Sometimes it seems like Frank White became Frank White simply because he didn’t know what else to do with himself… it’s a cipher of a…

I really enjoyed this one! I can usually tell, when I don't want to get up to get a drink or go to the bathroom... I really wanted to see how 'Send Help' was gonna resolve itself... great role for Rachel McAdams, lot of fun, gets to show a little range... I didn't even realize Dylan O'Brien was the guy from 'American Assassin' - he is much lighter here, a completely different side of his personality, and he works quite…

The older I get, the more I realize I prefer films where two specific characters are engaged in psychological warfare and veiled mindgames… and ‘Bugonia’ certainly features such a battle between the great Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons… you know, like, The End of the Tour, Before Sunset and Ex Machina are 3 of my favorite films, they are essentially just two people talking, intelligently… I love what Stone and Plemons do with their material, here… I just, like, did…

When it comes to seamlessly-made procedurals, 'Spotlight' is in a class of its own, alongside 'All the President's Men' and 'Zodiac'... I find Spotlight very easy to rewatch, I like clean storytelling and amazing actors... I always circle back to Michael Keaton's performance in this... he was in the midst of a career revival, but 'Birdman' was big and loud, in terms of the I'M BACK statement he was making... this here? As Walter 'Robby' Robinson? He just disappears into…