Movie Review: “Jackie”
“Jackie” – a film review by Gary Chew Watching a new film about an infamous assassination on its 53rd anniversary can’t be a light encounter of any kind … Read more
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Review: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” – a film review by Gary Chew When I was a boy, I went to the movies nearly every week, usually on … Read more
Movie Review: “Miss Sloane”
“Miss Sloane” – a film review by Gary Chew Even though Miss Sloane is constructed to satisfy a personal bias of mine — that being the passage of … Read more
Movie Review: “Manchester by the Sea”
“Manchester by the Sea” – a film review by Gary Chew No tsunamis 20 feet high crash onto Manchester by the Sea. Neither monstrous hurricanes nor giant water … Read more
Movie Review: “Nocturnal Animals”
“Nocturnal Animals” – a film review by Gary Chew Director Tom Ford’s second movie might be as good as his first. That’s saying a lot because A Single … Read more
Movie Review: “Rules Don’t Apply”
“Rules Don’t Apply” – a movie review by Gary Chew Do eccentric billionaires bore you like they do me? That’s a question I always mutter to myself when … Read more
Movie Review: “Arrival”
“Arrival” – a film review by Gary Chew I begin these comments with a question that’s not spoken until nearly the end of Arrival, the new film by … Read more
Movie Review: “Certain Women”
“Certain Women” – a film review by Gary Chew An early example of minimalist filmmaking is Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope. More recently, minimalist movies that have come our way … Read more
Movie Review: “Denial”
“Denial” – a film review by Gary Chew The news is good when a messaging movie opens about the time the message really needs repeating. I nearly had … Read more
Movie Review: “The Birth of a Nation”
“The Birth of a Nation” – a film review by Gary Chew Surreally stretched across a span of 185 years’ time, it almost seemed like I was in … Read more
