Stephen Garrett, Author at BOOKS, FILM AND MORE.

Saturday, November 17, 2018

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’

November 16, 2018November 17, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Eddie Redmayne, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Pottermore, The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Harry Potter Fan Fiction In Movie Form, Starring Johnny Depp

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The Sweet Revenge Of ‘Widows’

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Colin Farrell, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya, Gillian Flynn, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Duvall, Steve McQueen, Viola Davis, Widows

Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn’s Empathetic Genre Masterwork

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The Girl In The Nonsensical Cyber-Thriller

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Claire Foy, Girl In The Spider's Web, Lakeith Stanfield, Lisbeth Salander

Can Lisbeth Salander Save Us From Implausible Plot Devices?

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‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ethan Coen, James Franco, Joel Coen, Liam Neeson, No Country For Old Men, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, The Coen Brothers, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, True Grit, western, Zoe Kazan

Another Western Masterpiece From The Coen Brothers

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A Nutso Nutcracker

November 2, 2018November 3, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Lasse Hallstrom, Misty Copeland, Nutcracker, Richard E. Grant

That’s a Lotta Realms!

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We Are Sort Of The Champions

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury, Queen

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’: A Toothless Hagiography That Still Rocks

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‘Burning’: A Little Chilly

October 26, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Burning, Haruki Murakami, Steven Yeun

Anyone Up For Some Low-Key South Korean Noir?

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Pretentious Witchy Art-House Nonsense

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Chloe Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, Dario Argento, Luca Guadagino, Suspiria, Thom Yorke, Tilda Swinton

Loving But Empty ‘Suspiria’ Remake Mistakenly Thinks It Has Something To Say

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The Cutest Little Skate Rat

October 19, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Jonah Hill, Mid90s, Sunny Suljic

Jonah Hill’s ‘Mid90s’ Is Gritty And Charming

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‘Halloween’: Not Scary

October 19, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Laurie Strode, Michael Myers

Unless You’re Frightened By Self-Referential Irony

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Dutiful Boy

October 12, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments addiction, Beautiful Boy, Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet

A Searing Portrait Of Addiction Turns Into A PSA

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First Man Wears A Brave Face

October 11, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Damien Chazelle, First Man, La La Land, Leon bridges, Neil Armstrong, Ryan Gosling, The Right Stuff

Stoic and Harrowing, It’s The Most Inspiring Hollywood Film In Years

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‘Venom’ Bites

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Carnage, Marvel, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hardy, Venom, Woody Harrelson

It’s Grim, Dumb, Loud, and Completely Disgusting

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‘A Star Is Born’ Sounds Like A Modern Classic

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment A Star Is Born, Allman Brothers, Andrew Dice Clay, Barbra Streisand, Bradley Cooper, lady gaga, Sam Elliott

Curse You, Bradley Cooper

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DOCUMENTARY FILM

Who Is M.I.A.?

September 28, 2018 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Diplo, Galang, M.I.A., Paper Planes

Incomplete New Doc Just Adds To The Enigma

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