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“We are not judges.”  The opening of Christopher Nolan’s (dir) latest film Oppenheimer has J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) defending himself in a hearing, but he is told by the committee that they are not judges. Nolan, however, does want us to judge him, and everyone else we will see over the next three hours. This film…

What a delight this film was. Can’t Buy Me Love is a charming story of a goofy nerd, Ronald Miller (Patrick Dempsey) who wants to get into the cool kids club, and pays the most popular girl in school, Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson) to pretend to date him.  At first, it is an arrangement of convenience because…

This is a very real and human question which sets The Flash (dir Andrés Muschietti) apart from many of the recent superhero comic movies which focus on the planet or universe-ending stakes. It is human. It is small. It is fragile. Like us. As with most movies, the answer is given to the main character, Barry Allen,…

This film was filled with the most poetic and moving diary entries I am fighting to not try to replicate the loquacious language that delighted my ears and moved my heart. But, what was more impressive is the bunch of maniacs trying to explore the South Pole and their story of survival. And did I…

Engineer Gregory Box said all models are wrong, but some are useful. Meaning that if it is simple, it won’t be accurate, or if it is very complex then you won’t be able to understand it. The idea can be transformed for films, simple stories can be easily formulaic, but they can still be enjoyable.…

Scientists believe that some black holes were formed when the universe began. A black hole is believed to be made when a very large star falls in on itself, creating a supernova, and exploding part of the star into space. What is left is a super dense matter that has so much gravity that even…