(title inspired by Etta James' "At Last!" on her 1960 album named for the song)
Reviews and Comments by Ken Burke
I invite you to join me on a regular basis to see how my responses to current cinematic offerings compare to the critical establishment, which I’ll refer to as either the CCAL (Collective Critics at Large) if they’re supportive or the OCCU (Often Cranky Critics Universe) when they go negative. However, due to COVID concerns I’m mostly addressing streaming options with limited visits to theaters, where I don’t think I’ve missed much anyway, though better options may be on the horizon. (Note: Anything in bold blue [some may look near purple] is a link to something more in the review.)
My reviews’ premise: “You can’t please everyone, so you got to please yourself.”
(from "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, 1972 album of the same name)
Top 10 of 2023 Cinematic Releases
1. Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese) review in our November 9, 2023 posting
2. Past Lives (Celine Song) review in our August 31, 2023 posting
3. Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan) review in our August 17, 2023 posting
4. American Fiction (Cord Jefferson) review in our February 13, 2024 posting
5. Barbie (Greta Gerwig) review in our August 17, 2023 posting
6. Maestro (Bradley Cooper) review in our January 4, 2024 posting
7. The Holdovers (Alexander Payne) review in our December 13, 2023 posting
8. Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos) no review yet, one will be coming soon; here's some info
9. Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet) review in our January 24, 2024 posting
10. The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer) no review yet but soon; more info
In recall of Porky Pig, “That’s all folks!” for this week’s edition of Film Reviews from Two Guys in the Dark because my wonderful wife, Nina Kindblad, and I are off on a short vacation (hoping COVID-19 doesn’t notice where we are) in celebration this week of having been together for 37 years, after having met by accident (or fate, take your pick) at Paul Simon’s “Graceland” concert in Berkeley, CA which gives me an easy choice for my Musical Metaphor for this posting. I’ll be back next week with my annual listing of all the Oscar nominations and my (wild guesses, mostly) winner predictions.
SHORT TAKES
Related Links Which You Might Find Interesting:
Some options: (1) 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards (their Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture equates to the SAG choice for Best Picture); (2) 2024 Directors Guild of America Awards; (3) 2024 Producers Guild of America Awards; (4) 2024 Writers Guild award nominees (winners will finally be announced come April 14, 2024); (4) 2024 Oscar nominations (winners will be announced on March 10, 2024, at 4pm PDT).
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