Stephen Garrett, Author at Book and Film Globe

Dino Schlock

March 13, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 65, Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Bryan Woods, Chloe Coleman, Nika King, Scott Beck

Adam Driver rockets in from another galaxy for ’65,’ a disappointing sci-fi curio

Operation Fortune

C’est La Guerre

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Aubrey Plaza, Guy Ritchie, Hugh Grant, Jason Statham, Josh Hartnett, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

‘Operation Fortune,’ another snarky Guy Ritchie crime/spy caper

Cocaine Bear

Just Bearable

February 24, 2023February 28, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Cocaine Bear, Elizabeth Banks, Hannah Hoekstra, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jr., Keri Russell, Kristofer Hivju, Margo Martindale, O’Shea Jackson, Ray Liotta

The 1980s called and it wants its ‘Cocaine Bear’ back

Quantumania

Kang Bang

February 17, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Bill Murray, Corey Stoll, David Dastmalchian, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Katy O’Brian, Loki, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Peyton Reed, William Jackson Harper

‘Quantumania’ brings a killer new big-screen villain to the MCU, but not much else

Magic Mike's Last Dance

Stripped Down

February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Channing Tatum, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Salma Hayek, Steven Soderbergh

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ finishes the trilogy with some sweet romance…but not much stripping

Knock at the Cabin

Prophets of Dumb

February 3, 2023February 6, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Abby Quinn, Ben Aldridge, Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Knock At The Cabin, Kristen Cui, M. Night Shyamalan, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint

‘A Knock At the Cabin’ presents a classic ethical dilemma as a cornball thriller

Sundance

Misfits Win At Sundance

January 31, 2023February 3, 2023 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Ben Platt, Celine Song, James Baldwin, Kokomo City, Nikki Giovanni, Past Lives, Theater Camp

Underdog films–not the horror-rock band–hit it big at festival

Sundance is Alive!

January 23, 2023January 31, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alden Ehrenreich, Anne Hathaway, Brett Kavanaugh, Cassandro, Cat Person, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doug Liman, Eileen, Emilia Clarke, Fair Play, Gael García Bernal, Michael J Fox, Ottessa Moshfegh, Susanna Fogel, The Pod Generation, Thomas McKenzie, William Oldroyd

Indie cinema returns, ready for the sniffling crowd

House Party

Party Off

January 17, 2023January 18, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Atlanta, Charles Burnett, Jacob Latimore, Jamal Olori, Jordan Peele, Kid Cudi, Kid N Play, LeBron James. House Party, Lena Waithe, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, Stephen Glover, Tosin Cole

‘House Party’ reboot lacks imagination and relevance

Babylon

Hollywood Slinging

December 23, 2022December 28, 2022 Stephen Garrett 4 Comments Babylon, Brad Pitt, Damien Chazelle, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Margot Robbie

‘Babylon,’ Damien Chazelle’s Tinseltown flop-sweat epic, reminds us of better movies

Glass Onion

‘Glass’ More Than Half Full

December 19, 2022December 21, 2022 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Glass Onion, Janelle Monae, Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Knives Out, Leslie Odom, Rian Johnson

‘Glass Onion’, a ‘Knives Out’ sequel, is a wicked, vainglorious eat-the-rich satire

Pinocchio

Kill ‘Pinocchio’

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Guillermo del Toro, Pinocchio, Tilda Swinton

Guillermo del Toro’s dark update of a beloved modern fairy tale

Bones and All

Fine Young Cannibals

November 20, 2022November 19, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bones and All, Luca Guadagnino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet

‘Bones and All,’ a swoony ode to young love–and to eating people

The Fabelmans

Film Hurts

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

‘The Fablemans,’ Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical movie about coming of age through, you guessed it, the magic of cinema

Wakanda Forever

All the Stars

November 8, 2022November 10, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Danai Gurira, Dominque Thorne, Letitia Wright, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta

It’s Wakanda versus underseas Yucatan in Marvel’s female-led, grandiose, intensely emotional sequel to ‘Black Panther’

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