Review – Ripley (2024)

A grifter named Tom Ripley living in New York during the 1960s is hired by a wealthy man to bring his vagabond son home from Italy in the Netflix limited series Ripley. Logan and Henry binged the series and are back with their review.

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“A grifter named Ripley living in New York during the 1960s is hired by a wealthy man to bring his vagabond son home from Italy.”

Review – The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

by Kevin Muller

Hark! Lend me thy ears. The cunning artist, Joel Coen, minus his brother, Ethan, has a new work. It is an adaptation of the Sir William Shakespeare’s most notable work MacBeth. The Gods have placed upon Sir Coen, a fleet of admired performers to take this darkened journey with him. Does he prevail?

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Review – Parasite (2019)

Logan Myerz reviews the 4 time Oscar Award winning film Parasite that’s directed by Bong Joon-Ho. The South Korean film was just released on the Hulu and has become the most streamed independent or foreign language film of all time.

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“A poor family, the Kims, con their way into becoming the servants of a rich family, the Parks. But their easy life gets complicated when their deception is threatened with exposure.”

Review – The Irishman (2019)

The Irishman has been 10 years in the making and now the wait is finally over. Logan Myerz reviews his most anticipated film of 2019 that’s directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino. The Irishman is currently streaming on Netflix.

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“In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa — a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime.”

 

Review – The Irishman (2019)

by Kevin Muller

The Irishman represents a lot as a film. First, it is the first time the legendary director, Martin Scorsese has worked with legendary actor, Al Pacino. This is also a big gamble for the streaming service, Netflix, who put up the $159 Million dollar budget, when almost every studio in town passed on it. The company has released many films before, including last year’s Oscar winning, and my favorite film of the year, Roma. The gigantic price tag went to de-aging the actors, since this film spans over 50 years. It is an expensive trick to finance. Most of all, this feels like a good-bye to a genre of films made by the master and his crew of skilled actors. The important question is, does it all work?

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Review – Parasite (2019)

by Kevin Muller

One of the perks of the Oscar film season, which we are currently in, is films from all around the world get their moment in the spotlight that are vying for the chance at the “Best Foreign Film” prize. You probably have a favorite film from this genre: Life is Beautiful, Roma, A Separation, War and Peace, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This film comes from South Korea.  Does it deserve to be mentioned amongst those other great films?

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