Joe Leydon

Jan 7, 2025 | movingpictureblog.com | Joe Leydon

The Brutalist – director Brady Corbet’sGolden Globe-winning examination of post-World War II America – leads the packwith nine nominations, including Best Picture, for the 18th annual awards fromthe Houston Film Critics Society. (In the interest of full disclosure: I am afounding and voting member of this organization.) Closely following witheight nominations, including Best Picture: Conclave, the criticallyacclaimed papal thriller starring Ralph Fiennes.

Nov 22, 2024 | msn.com | Joe Leydon

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Nov 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | Joe Leydon

If it had been released just two years ago, “Bonhoeffer” might have come across as simply the latest in a long line of respectable but predictable period dramas about brave Germans who dared to stand up to the Nazi regime. Today, however, the movie feels more like an uncomfortably timely cautionary tale with unsettling echoes of current events.

Nov 1, 2024 | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Joe Leydon

Joe Leydon1 November 2024 at 1:55 am·4-min readIn the tradition of “Death of a Salesman,” “The Assassination of Trotsky” and “Penn and Teller Get Killed,” “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” arrives with an on-the-nose title that serves as fair warning: Few surprises await you here. On the other hand, there’s never any doubt that things will work out OK for Donn Fender (Luke David Blumm), the 12-year-old  protagonist.

Sep 6, 2024 | cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon

On this date in 2018, we lost superstar Burt Reynolds. To commemorate the occasion, we’re looking back at some of his most notable films with special appeal to C&I readers. Just click the title, and you’ll see where to stream or purchase it.