Stephen Garrett, Author at Book and Film Globe

Thursday, May 23, 2019

CREATORS Directors FILM

Auteurs Ahoy at Cannes

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments A Hidden Life, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Darkness Brothers, Ken Loach, Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Pain and Glory, Palme D'Or, Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz, Quentin Tarantino, Sorry We Missed You, Terence Malick, Young Ahmed

Almodóvar, Malick, and Tarantino Battle it Out for the Palme D’Or

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Cannes Descends Into Madness

May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Atlantics, Bacurau, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Deerskin, I Lost My Body, Jean Dujardin, Jim Jarmusch, John Carpenter, Mati Diop, Robert Eggers, Robert Pattinson, The Dead Don't Die, The Lighthouse, Udo Kier, Willem Dafoe

Severed Limbs, Slaughtered Tourists, and Screeching Mermaids at the World’s Marquee Film Festival

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Hohn Hohn Hohn–It’s Cannes!

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Carol Kane, Chloe Sevigny, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch, Rami Malek, Rocketman, RZA, Steve Buscemi, Taron Egerton, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits

Sir Elton Rocks, Jarmusch Flops, and Bill Murray Naps as the Festival Begins

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A Bad Romance

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Honor Swinton Byrne, Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir, Tilda Swinton, Tom Burke

In Joanna Hogg’s Brilliant ‘The Souvenir,’ a Young Woman Finds Herself Through a Misbegotten Affair

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‘The Hustle’ Lacks Bustle

May 11, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, David Niven, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Marlon Brando, Michael Caine, Rebel Wilson, Steve Martin, The Hustle

Missed Opportunities and a Miscast Anne Hathaway

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DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Biggest Little Con

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments John Chester, Molly Chester, The Biggest Little Farm

‘Farm’ is an NPR Fever Dream of Liberal Self-Righteousness

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Intruder Alert!

May 6, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments David Loughery, Dennis Quaid, Deon Taylor, Meagan Good, Michael Ealy, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The Intruder, The Shining

Unhinged Dennis Quaid is the Only Dennis Quaid

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Death Umbrellas and Zither Masters

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Shadow, Zhang Yimou

‘Shadow,’ a Bonkers Chinese Martial-Arts Melodrama

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DOCUMENTARY FILM

Six-String Heaven

April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bill Frisell, Carmine Street Guitars, Cindy Hulej, Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Rick Kelly, Ron Mann, Wilco

In the Documentary ‘Carmine Street Guitars,’ a Master Craftsman at Work

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‘Avengers: Endgame’

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ant-Man, Avengers, Avengers: Endgame, Black Widow, Bradley Cooper, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Disney, Don Cheadle, Endgame, Hulk, Infinity War, Iron Man, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johanssen, Thanos, Thor

Satisfying Marvel Fan Service From Our Corporate Overlords

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We Are In Hell

April 13, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments David Harbour, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Ian McShane, Mike Mignola, Milla Jovovich, Neil Marshall, Sasha Lane

Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here: the ‘Hellboy’ Reboot is a Damned Mess

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Let’s Get Small

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Issa Rae, Little, Marsai Martin, Regina Hall, Tina Gordon

‘Little’: a Kinda Sappy, Mostly Crappy Black Girl Body-Switching Comedy

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Can You Hear the People Sing?

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Mike Leigh, Peterloo

‘Peterloo,’ a Surprising Anti-Epic From Mike Leigh

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Dead and Buried

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Amy Seimetz, Jason Clarke, Pet Sematary, Stephen King

A Drab, Sour Resurrection of ‘Pet Sematary’

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Dumb

March 29, 2019 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Disney, Dumbo, Eva Green, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton

Tim Burton’s Lush, Shallow, and Cynical Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Feeds the Disney Machine

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