Tag: steven knight
The Poetry of Tommy Shelby Working Toward Becoming the Ultimate Capitalist Until Finally Deciding to Burn It All (i.e., a Mound of Cash) to the Ground
When Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man was released, the phrase “money to burn” was given a whole new meaning. And one that was ripe with [Read More…]
The Hope in the Bleakness of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
In many ways, perhaps Tommy Shelby’s (Cillian Murphy) “grand finale” ought to have been something that everyone saw coming. After all, his eventual (and, as [Read More…]
Locked Down: A Narrative Thread as Tenuous as Lockdown Orders Themselves
As Locked Down continues to receive some harsh criticism, including the decree that it’s not the pandemic movie we needed (apparently, only Contagion can still [Read More…]
Bradley Cooper Persists in His Typecast as The Bad Boy Gone Good in Burnt a.k.a. Aloha 2
As Bradley Cooper’s filmography continues to expand, it’s surprising to find that rather than opting for the expected stereotype of someone with an aesthetic such [Read More…]
Get Locked In To Locke
The one-location film is never easy to execute. Or rather, it’s easy to execute, but almost impossible to sustain an engaging and entertaining tone throughout. [Read More…]
