Posts tagged Zoe Kravitz
PODCAST: Episode 52 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast
PODCAST: Episode 52 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 52nd episode, eye-liner wearing film critics, non-murdered dads, and nocturnal teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan have landed the big one! Folks have been waiting years for The Batman reboot from Matt Reeves starring Robert Pattinson, or Bobby Bats as the cool people call him. We stay spoiler-free for our opening five-minute turns and go FULL SPOILERS after the break for the full discussion. See where Defender Don and Marvel Shill Will fall on this new incarnation dressed in black.

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Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanFeelin' Film, The Batman, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Michael Giacchino, 25YLComment
MOVIE REVIEW: The Batman
MOVIE REVIEW: The Batman

Not to sound like a barista at a coffee shop, but we’ve reached a point after 83 years of character history across innumerable pages and screens that one has to ask, “How do you take your Batman?” Do you need emblematic cream, sugar, ice, extra caffeine, froth, or some similar fancy twist? If you take it black, filmmaker Matt Reeves has a trenta special called The Batman with your name on it.

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2022, 4 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanThe Batman, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, BatmanComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Dope
MOVIE REVIEW: Dope

The next sure-fire addition to any list of possibly great coming-of-age films is "Dope," the fifth feature film from writer-director Rich Famuyiwa ("Brown Sugar," "The Wood').  "Dope" debuted in dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival and was selected as the prestigious closing film of the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in France last month.  Those are prominent feathers to have in any film's cap.  Better yet, they are kudos that are more than earned by this film's energetic brilliance.

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2015, 4 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanDope, Rick Famuyiwa, Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, A$AP Rocky, Rakim Mayers, Chanel Iman, Zoe Kravitz, Blake Anderson, Forrest Whitaker, Coming of Age films, Coming of Age movies, film commentary, movie commentary, film review, movie review, 2015, 2015 Summer Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, life lessons from films, life lessons, Ethan Anderton, SlashFilm, /Film, Madame Noire, Boyz 'n the Hood, Menace II Society, Don Shanahan, Donald Shanahan, Every Movie Has a LessonComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Good Kill
MOVIE REVIEW: Good Kill

Technology may change in warfare but what doesn't change are the human themes.  The dramas, successes, fears, and results of victories and failures still apply, only the scope and scale has changed.  "Good Kill," the new film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, typifies that signature human impact of war.  Reunited with his "Gattaca" muse Ethan Hawke, Niccol delivers a very timely and provocative slow boiler with a great deal to say about the current modern state of warfare.

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2015, 4 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanGood Kill, Andrew Niccol, Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Kravitz, Gattaca, The Truman Show, Lord of War, 9/11 movies, 9/11 films, 9/11, Films affected by 9/11, Movies affected by 9/11, 2015 Summer Movies, film commentary, movie commentary, life lessons from film, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from films, Movie review, film review, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Don Shanahan, Donald Shanahan, Zero Dark Thirty, Drone warfare, American Sniper, PTSD, Post-traumatic stress disorderComment