THE BATMAN delivers a noir epic worthy of the Caped Crusader's pulpy origins
by Ryan Silberstein, The Red Herring and Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport
Riddles are better than jokes.
Waiting for The Barbarians
*They're already here
Written by J.M. Coetzee, adapted from his novel
Directed by Ciro Guerra
Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson
Running time: 1 hour and 52 minutes
by Anthony Glassman
Most 80-year old Nobel laureates would be satisfied with their decades of acclaim, collecting royalty checks and making life hell for their nurses. Apparently, however, that is not enough for J.M. Coetzee, the South African-born author of 17 novels, both fictional and autobiographical, and two collections of short stories.
Read MoreThe Lighthouse
Directed by Robert Eggers
Written by Max Eggers and Robert Eggers
Starring Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman
Running time 1 hour, 49 minutes
MPAA rating R - because of the mermaid sex, farts and f-bombs
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy
“Bad luck to kill a seabird.”
There is a lot to unpack in Robert Eggers’ latest feature, The Lighthouse, so it only made sense to have this review be more of a conversational piece. After you view the film, it will most likely make sense how we arrived at this decision. It is one of those movies that immediately upon exiting the theater there is an urge to discuss every frame that was seen, every sound bite that was heard and all the feels that were experience. Sit back, relax and join Moviejawn’s Old Sport and Best Boy on the high seas to discuss this hypnotic tale of adventure about two lighthouse keepers.
High Life
Written and directed by Claire Denis
Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche and André Benjamin
Running Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes
MPAA rating: R for disturbing sexual and violent content including sexual assault, graphic nudity, and for language
by Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy
I went into this film knowing only that it was about Monte, who is a father played by Robert Pattinson, and his daughter surviving alone in deep space and that it was directed by Claire Denis. Ok. Now look at the MPAA rating reasoning up above. Perhaps add to it that, in addition to the humans, there are animals in some dire conditions that don’t turn out so great either. These graphic depictions aren’t done without reason and aren’t gratuitous, but they exist and it’s worth warning people if they aren’t up for that sort of thing. These are probably the only things you really need to know going into this.
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