I watched the newly released QUEEN & SLIM well over a week and a half ago, and because of its content – especially its ending – I am still unraveling and digesting my thoughts on the film. With that in… Read More ›
Mind on Movies
MMT Minute Thoughts on WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE
Happy Thanksgiving Eve MMT Fam! I received a screener of Where’d You Go, Bernadette, which was released yesterday on Blu-ray and DVD by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. In the synopsis, the film is listed as a comedy about a… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of FROZEN 2
Out now in theaters just in time for the holiday season is Disney’s FROZEN 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to the multi award-winning 2013 film that was a huge hit – and the cause of adults everywhere suffering through their children’s… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
From the viewing of trailer one, I anticipated the release of MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN. The Neo-noir genre, the casting – which included Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Willem Dafoe, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alec Baldwin – and the old school setting… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on THE SWAN PRINCESS 25th Anniversary edition
Re-released on Blu-ray and 4K HDR in late October was the 25th Anniversary edition of the 1994 classic THE SWAN PRINCESS with updated features – that include a look back over the 25 years since its original release and five… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of HARRIET and chat with writer/director Kasi Lemmons
The most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, responsible for the freedom of hundreds (arguably thousands) of slaves and well-known by her code name Moses, Harriet Tubman is finally the subject of a feature film in HARRIET, which opened in… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
Happy Saturday MMT Fam! I wanted to share some thoughts on MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL, the sequel to Disney’s 2014 hit MALEFICENT starring Angelina Jolie. In this follow-up, along with the titular character, we see several major players returning including… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE out now on DVD and streaming
A clever mash-up of the horror, fantasy, holiday and musical genres, “Anna and the Apocalypse” was released earlier this month in the US on DVD. A hit across the pond, at festival circuits, as well as here in the US,… Read More ›
The 28th Philadelphia Film Festival offering free tickets through PFF On Us (October 17-27)
Heads up MMT Fam! The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) is proud to announce that their free ticketing program, PFS on Us, will continue for the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF). As in past years, PFS on Us will increase festival accessibility for the Philadelphia community… Read More ›
MMT Review: JOKER
Out in theaters nationwide this weekend is JOKER – director, co-writer and producer Todd Phillips’s original take on the infamous DC villain. A psychological suspense drama inspired by the comic and character, the film explores the evolution of Arthur Fleck… Read More ›