Jonathan W. Hickman
Film Critic at The Daily Film Fix
Film critic (AFCC, SEFCA) @TimesHerald, filmmaker, professor, novelist, w/ wife, kids, dog, bearded dragon, & tortoise. @uofnorthgeorgia
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1 week ago |
wintersmedia.net | J Howard |Jonathan W. Hickman
By JONATHAN W. HICKMAN, Special to The PaperBelow are reviews and capsules of various films this month in theaters and/or streaming. Review rating … A “Fix” is recommended with a rating between 6 and 10. A “No Fix” is not recommended with a rating between 1 to 5.
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3 weeks ago |
times-herald.com | Jonathan W. Hickman
“Death of a Unicorn” is spoiled by the trailers. The best jokes and the film’s twist are all there in less than two minutes. Sadly, while those jokes still land, besides the goofy performances by a game cast, the film has little to offer. The story has precocious teen Ridley (Jenna Ortega) joining her corporate lawyer father, Elliot (Paul Rudd), on a company weekend retreat of sorts. They fly to a remote location in the Canadian Rockies (the film was shot in Hungary, doubling for Canada).
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3 weeks ago |
times-herald.com | Jonathan W. Hickman
Plenty of resources are thrown at BAFTA award-winning writer/director Nick Hamm to make the definitive film about the legendary 14th-century Swiss crossbow marksman. Unfortunately, by leaning into the passé action tropes, the story loses much of its emotional heft. Still, a scene where Tell is forced to shoot an apple from his son’s head might put a lump in viewers’ collective throats. This historical adjacent story originates in Swiss folklore dating back to the 15th century.
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3 weeks ago |
times-herald.com | Jonathan W. Hickman
Eric “Sleepy” Floyd gets a fictionalized biopic of sorts in “Freaky Tales.” The former Georgetown Hoya point guard, born in North Carolina, ironically lost the 1982 NCAA Championship to the University of North Carolina. Still, he went on to have a standout NBA career. In the work of complete fiction that is “Freaky Tales,” in addition to being a scoring leader, Sleepy is also depicted as a skilled martial artist on a deadly mission.
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1 month ago |
times-herald.com | Jonathan W. Hickman
Director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp proudly wear their John le Carré influences in “Black Bag,” a chatty, whip-smart, wickedly entertaining espionage flick.
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