Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
Finally got to see ‘Dunkirk’ on the big screen last week, courtesy of Warner Brothers. There was a dessert service after the Q&A with Nolan, so yes, ‘For Your Consideration’ season has begun! I’m not a World War II buff by any means so Dunkirk didn’t hold a strong meaning to me beyond doing […]
Part high school reunion, part interview show, ‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ is a fun 90 minute journey on Netflix. As more than one comedian noted, there was a time when black comedians could be killing it for years and never even dream of being on the Tonight Show. Russell Simmons recognized the void and […]
‘Battle of the Sexes’ sits in a weird spot. It’s a fun movie while not a straight up comedy; it covers a serious topic while also not being too heavy handed about it. I think that’s why I enjoyed a lot of its individual parts more than I liked the movie as a whole. […]
The role player/character actor tribe lost a good one today. In retrospect, the first time I saw Frank Vincent was the ‘fire hydrant’ scene in ‘Do the Right Thing’. Like most of you though, I’ll always associate him with gangster flicks: ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Casino’, ‘The Sopranos’… and of course, this all-time, all-time classic scene […]
At this point, I’ve been around the block enough times, that I don’t do as many of the ‘For Your Consideration’ screenings as I used to. This one intrigued me just because I’m a fan of the brother and his show. Then (after the fact) I heard he performed my theme song after the […]
I was sitting at my desk when an L.A. number I didn’t recognize came up on the phone. It was the Casting Director for ‘Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.’ He tracked me down through my IMdB page. The producers, Michael Showalter and David Wain, had a small part they wanted to fill, […]
Alright, I’ve talked to people who know things… So it sounds like my scene was cut down but not out, so…the next time you can see me in front of the camera is here. I’ll have deeper anecdotes in a couple of weeks. A quick one for now: When I was in the makeup […]
Didn’t really go in with any expectations, and have to say I enjoyed it. Not another origin story (thank God) but picking up where ‘Civil War’ left off, the first real ‘Marvel’ Spider-Man movie feels that way. Not just because of the Iron Man and Captain America cameos, but just in general tone. There […]
What’s up? So I don’t have a lot of deep thoughts this Eid. The train is rolling so this will be assorted quick hits… ‘Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King.’ Uploaded to Netflix right around when Ramadan started, so I didn’t say anything that weekend. But if you haven’t seen it yet, give yourself an hour […]
Bob Kane created Batman. We know this because we’ve seen his name in the ‘Created By’ credit for more than 70 years now. Bill Finger is the person who, among other things, came up with the idea of the Bat logo on the chest. And wearing a cowl instead of a domino mask. And […]
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