Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
A few weeks back, my Twitter feed went nuts with black film geeks famous and not famous all saying Netflix dropped a series called ‘Pioneers of African-American Cinema’ that is mandatory viewing if you’re a student of the history or the artform or the culture. And they were all right. Streaming on Netflix, twenty episodes […]
I don’t know if this particular film needed the help, but first off let me say Netflix is getting better at playing to the eyes and ears of the film geek community. I got to see ‘Roma’ at the Directors Guild over Thanksgiving weekend, on the big screen the way I’m sure Alfonso Cuaron (and […]
So here’s my disclaimer: I have more vivid memories of the Simpsons’ ‘Sherry Bobbins’ episode than I do if the original ‘Mary Poppins’. In my mind now, the original film is more certain iconic songs and clips than remembering the plot of the actual movie. So, I doubt the new film will become as iconic […]
Does ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ reinvent the wheel for musical biopics? No. Could it have gone further in detailing why Freddie Mercury is an icon, to multiple communities? Definitely. But is it fun? Does Rami Malek excel in the ‘every reason to fail’ role of making the audience believe he’s Freddie Mercury? Absolutely. The end of Mercury’s […]
So, a film about a young convert finding her place (and herself) as a Muslim while also coming into her own as a young adult. You would not be wrong to deduce that I’m cheering for this film to succeed on several levels, whether it’s a good film or not. But the debut film […]
Like Jason Reitman, I’m old enough to remember hearing the names ‘Gary Hart’ and ‘Donna Rice’ on the news, but way too young to have any context for it at the time. ‘The Front Runner’ makes its case as one of those ‘pop culture turning points’ where our obsessions with the personal lives of […]
Don’t know why it took the Honest Trailer guys so long to get around to this, but it was done well. Give credit where it’s due. Enjoy!
While Chalamet is still on my radar, today is the perfect day to post this. ‘Call Me By Your Name’ on the whole left me kind of cold, but THIS monologue (which I’m told they pulled directly from the book without changing it)… Performed by one of our best character actors Michael Stuhlbarg, this […]
I knew the subject matter of this film, and it’s still not an easy two hours. Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell carry this two hander, about the relationship of a father and son, as the son has a lifelong fight with drug addiction. Every family has some version of this: the person you love […]
It’s been said but it’s worth repeating: there’s a lot of ways ‘Straight Outta Compton’ could have gone way wrong, but it’s still a supremely watchable movie. And I know I’m not the only one who was all in when this instant classic scene started. You have he’s now known as ‘Chad’ from Insecure […]
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