After decades of handing over stellar scripts to other directors, Aaron Sorkin finally steps behind the camera himself to direct Molly’s Game, a true life story of high stakes, high living, and the consequences that come with that. Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: All the Money in the World (2017)
All the Money in the World is Director Ridley Scott’s second theatrical feature this year. Due to some emergency reshoots to excise Kevin Spacey from the film, the movie was only completed a few weeks ago. Did those last minute changes sink the film or save it? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Bright (2017)
From Director David Ayer and Screenwriter Max Landis comes Netflix’s biggest-budget original movie to date, Bright. Does this film forge a confident path forward for Netflix and its original movie slate or is it more of a cautionary tale? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Downsizing (2017)
Downsizing represents Director Alexander Payne’s first film in four years. Does this one continue his string of quality or should it just shrink away? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Shape of Water (2017)
Like his 2006 film, Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a dark fairy tale. It is also weird, beautiful, and the director’s best film to date. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Disaster Artist (2017)
Based on the book of the same name, The Disaster Artist tells the story of the making of the famously bad movie, The Room. Does Writer-Director James Fanco make a great film or is it more like…well, The Room? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
In 2015, The Force Awakens resurrected the Star Wars franchise and became the highest-grossing domestic film of all-time. Now, Writer-Director Rian Johnson brings audiences the eighth film in the Skywalker family saga, The Last Jedi. Does this film re-hash the past or forge a new path into the future for Star Wars? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Last Flag Flying (2017)
Director and Co-Writer Richard Linklater tackles the military and mourning in Last Flag Flying. Does the film succeed beyond its fantastic cast? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Lady Bird (2017)
Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird is another in a long and storied history of coming of age films. Does this one stand out from the pack or is it an also ran? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Like his previous film, Nightcrawler, Writer-Director Dan Gilroy’s latest, Roman J. Israel, Esq., is a character study of a highly interesting character. However, does that necessarily make for a highly interesting movie? Continue reading