Category: Movie of the Week

Movie of the Week: ‘The Drop’

Jeff Mitchell

“The Drop” (2014) – This small-time mob picture overflows with secrets and a sense of dread, but Tom Hardy’s and Noomi Rapace’s characters bring a blooming and sweet romance amongst the grit and grime of their surroundings. This is James Gandolfini’s last on-screen role, and it is a good one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Directed by: Michael R. Roskam Written by: Dennis Lehane Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, and Matthias Schoenaerts Rated: R Runtime: 106 minutes

Movie of the Week: ‘My Best Fiend’

Jeff Mitchell

Werner Herzog turned 79 years young on Sept. 5, so we have to pick one of his films as our Movie of the Week! It’s terribly difficult to pick just one Werner film. However, since “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” (1972) and “Fitzcarraldo” (1982) are two of his biggest and most ambitious narratives, it makes sense to pick a documentary that specifically turns to those flicks, so “My Best Fiend” it is! “My Best Fiend” (1999) – Werner featured Klaus Kinski in five of his films, but after watching this…

Movie of the Week: ‘Autumn Sonata’

Jeff Mitchell

Cinema legend Ingrid Bergman was born on Aug. 29, 1915, so it’s the perfect time to reflect on her work.  Let’s look back at her extraordinary performance in her last theatrical film, “Autumn Sonata”. “Autumn Sonata” (1978) – Charlotte Andergast (Ingrid Bergman) is a mom and concert pianist, but to her, not necessarily in that particular order of importance.  Definitely not.  In her 60s now, Charlotte has enjoyed a long career of playing (and vacationing) just about everywhere, and she isn’t shy about casually mentioning her long list of faraway…