EVERY MOVIE HAS A LESSON

by Don Shanahan

Posts tagged Jay Cocks

Unlike other biopics which love to end on jubilant peaks of superstardom, A Complete Unknown rests on the aforementioned anti-victory of a future greatest hit met with fan derision. That contemptuous exclamation point couldn’t be more appropriate for the main subject. At that time, misunderstood fans didn’t know what they had—and still have with the man still writing songs and touring today in his 80s. Thanks to the sensational flair of Chalamet and Barbaro crooning and swooning, A Complete Unknown won’t let old purists and new fans make that previous mistake.

2024, 4 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanDecember 24, 2024A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan, James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Boyd Holbrook, Elle Fanning, Phedon PapamichaelComment

MOVIE REVIEW: Silence

But all of those lofty intentions will not be automatically transcendent for everyone. Let me say it like this as delicately as I can. The level of your Christian faith, or lack thereof, will formulate your reaction, appreciation, or acceptance of “Silence.” It is an agonizing personal test for an audience, just the same as it is for the characters on screen. This will either be a soul-rattling testament or maddening torture.