Movie Reviews and Other Writings

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is a film about Rick Dalton, a fading Western and Action star and his stunt double/assistant Cliff Booth attempting to keep Rick's career alive as well as themselves as Cliff runs afoul of the Manson family cult. The film also follows actress Sharon Tate who with her husband Roman Polanski live next door to Rick. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and a whole host of other cameos and supporting parts. The film is writte

Content warning: Multiple suicides. Midsommar is a film about a group of students who, at the behest of their Swedish colleague, take a research trip to his secluded commune in the far north of the country. They are there to attend and observe the midsummer festivities, but when it becomes clear this ceremony is far outside the ordinary, the group gets suspicious and begins to disappear. The film stars Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, and Vilh

The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a film about Jimmie and Montgomery, two young men who travel into San Francisco to fix up a house that used to belong to Jimmie's grandfather. When the current owners leave, Jimmie embarks on a journey to get custody of the house and reclaim his family history. The film stars Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, Tichina Arnold, Rob Morgan, and Finn Wittrock. The film's story is by Jimmie Fails and Joe Talbot, it's written by Joe