Stephen Garrett, Author at Book and Film Globe

Dune

A Glass ‘Dune’ of Emotion

October 21, 2021October 23, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Denis Villenueve, Dune, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, Timothée Chalamet

Denis Villeneuve’s magnificent adaptation of a classic space opera

The Last Duel

A Middling Middle Ages #MeToo

October 15, 2021October 19, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, The Last Duel

In ‘The Last Duel,’ believe all medieval women

No Time To Die

James Bond Has All The Feels

October 7, 2021October 15, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ana de Armas, Ben Whishaw, Christoph Walz, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Jeffrey Wright, Lashana Lynch, Léa Seydoux, Naomie Harris, No Time To Die, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek

Study up if you want to understand the well-crafted and very long ‘No Time To Die’

Venom

Silly Venom

October 1, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Andy Serkis, Carnage, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Tom Hardy, Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Woody Harrelson

‘Let There Be Carnage’ brings a light touch to a dark franchise

TIFF

DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Documentaries of TIFF

September 23, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alanis Morrisette, Attica, Belfast, Bill Simmons, Burning, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Eva Orner, Jimmy Chin, Kenneth Branagh, Kenny G, rescue, Stanley Nelson, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

Almost always Toronto’s strongest suit, this year’s docs flex again

‘Dune’ Stuns IMAX Crowds in Toronto

September 14, 2021September 28, 2021 Stephen Garrett 2 Comments Antoine Fuqua, David Lynch, Denis Villenueve, Dug Dug, Dune, Frank Herbert, Hany Abu-Assad, Huda's Salon, IMAX, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

And other highlights from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

Candyman

Don’t Say His Name

August 27, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bernard Rose, Candyman, Jordan Peele, Kara Walker, Nia DaCosta, Philip Glass, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Yahya Adbul-Mateen II

Sweets to the sweet in Nia DaCosta’s wicked ‘Candyman’ reboot

The Suicide Squad

‘The Suicide Squad’ is Mostly Painless

August 6, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Idris Elba, James Gunn, John Cena, Joker, King Shark, Margot Robbie, Peter Capaldi, The Suicide Squad, Todd Phillips, Wonder Woman

Corporate irreverence, efficiently delivered

Jungle Cruise

Bungle Cruise

July 30, 2021August 3, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Dwayne Johnson, Edgar Ramirez, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jesse Plemons, Jungle Cruise, Paul Giamatti

Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ is a theme-park pastiche

Old

What a Drag it is Watching ‘Old’

July 23, 2021 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment

M. Night Shyamalan tries to trick us again

Ducournau

Julia Ducournau, the ‘Titane’ of Cannes

July 20, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Cannes Film Festival, Julia Ducournau, Renate Reinsve, Spike Lee, The Worst Person in the World, Titane

The festival finally awards its top prize to a woman

Cannes

The Cannes Came Back

July 15, 2021August 4, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments abigail breslin, Adam Driver, Adrien Brody, After Yang, Benicio del Toro, Bergman Island, Bill Murray, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Colin Farrell, Frances McDormand, Joanna Hogg, Jodie Turner-Smith, Léa Seydoux, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Mia Hansen-Løve, Stillwater, The French Dispatch, The Souvenir Part II, Tilda Swinton, Tim Roth, Tom McCarthy, Vicky Kreips, Wes Anderson

Masked and not-really-distanced, the world’s most glamorous film festival returns

‘Black Widow,’ With Heart

July 9, 2021August 3, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Black Widow, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson

Marvel send-off is an action-packed, emotion-filled origin story

‘No Sudden Move’ Is A Winning Heist

July 6, 2021July 12, 2021 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Benicio del Toro, Bill Duke, David Harbour, Don Cheadle, Kieran Culkin, No Sudden Move, Steven Soderbergh

Soderbergh’s newest film marks a delightfully twisty return to his roots

Furious Family Values

June 24, 2021August 3, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Charlize Theron, F9, Fast and Furious, Helen Mirren, John Cena, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

Cars go into space, cars go boom, it’s all about family, again

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