Babylon: A Never-Ending Party
Photo: Paramount I didn’t catch Babylon until now, a few years after its premiere. I was deceived by a few lackluster reviews, forgetting the fact that all of director Damien…
La La Land: An Enchanting Year in the Sun
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Photo: Lionsgate Remember that opening scene from Manhattan (1979)? It’s a montage of different New York City images beautifully captured in black and white by…
10 Cloverfield Lane
After a car crash, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up in a concrete room, chained to a wall; a man (John Goodman) who brings her food tells her that there’s…
Whiplash: Blood, Sweat and Tears
J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Famous jazz drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich had a short temper. His outbursts were caught in secret recordings made in the…