Gladiator II – a crowd-pleasing blockbuster that serves the original well
When is the last time you’ve watched Gladiator? Prior to revisiting it a few days before seeing the sequel, I hadn’t seen it since it
Hot Property episode 160 – A Beheading at the Ground Round
We are back! Dan teases some film fest stuff (that you can hear on I Like to Movie Movie) and Stephen tries to list all
Philadelphia Film Festival – Unstoppable & Desert Road
Unstoppable (dir. William Goldenberg) As a huge fan of the Rocky series, it’s hard for me to discount a film for being formulaic. There are
Hot Property episode 159 – F*CK THE METS!
Sorry for all the visual gags. We are watching what (SPOILER) turns out to be the Phillies’ final game of 2024. What a disappointment. We
Philadelphia Film Festival – Conclave and Better Man
Conclave (dir. Edward Berger) The Pope is dead, and it’s up to Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) to preside over the electoral conclave until a new
Philadelphia Film Festival – Night Call and Cloud
Night Call (dir. Michiel Blanchart) One fateful night, Mady, a young locksmith (Jonathan Feltre), takes what should be a quick house call. But when the
Philadelphia Film Festival – Anora and Grand Theft Hamlet
Anora (dir. Sean Baker) This year’s Palme d’Or winner is one of the most exciting pieces of cinema to come down the pipeline since, well,
Philadelphia Film Festival – September 5 and Armand
SEPTEMBER 5 (dir. Tim Fehlbaum) There are few things on this planet more entertaining than a “people at work” movie, and in this case, the
Terrifier 3 – a gruesome novelty that never quite finds its stride
It’s so cool that writer/director Damien Leone has taken a small, splattery short and turned it into a popular slasher franchise. I personally would not
The Apprentice – A scathing indictment of American greed with a powerful performance from Sebastian Stan
The Apprentice pulls off something miraculous in its bombastic telling of the early days of Donald Trump’s career. You see, at this point in my