One Sentence Media Reviews
I was clued into this documentary about Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb by a friend and fellow history nerd and I’m so glad I was; watching the Bobs on screen would be a treat in even the most perfunctory recording, but this careful investigation into their history and methods is simply lovely.
Peter saarsgard and jodie foster make great foils in this locked room psychological mystery thriller, altho the plot and strategizing gets altogether too convoluted by the end.
At first this 20 hour documentary was thrilling, thanks to the incredible footage of the war and wonderful BBC narrator with his classic British accent, but as it went on it really dragged, mainly because it focused too much on western front infantry experiences (for like 10 hours) and not enough on strategy, tactics, or politics.
The second spy thriller in the slow horses series is a lot like the first - convoluted, enjoyable, fairly overwrought.
This economic history of the rothschild family from 1798 to 1848 is as dense and unforgiving as that sounds, and altho it gave me a fascinating look at the give and take of politics and money in that era, as well as a truly unique perspective on the personalities involved in the formation of this dynasty, it was quite challenging to follow all the hundreds of historical figures that the book expected me to already know.
Sometimes the old 50s classics are too stodgy, kind of dull, but when I say this one cooks I mean lemme tell ya, this one cooks.
I have conflicted feelings about this south texas drama - the race relation themes and the classic western vibes work really well, but the movie just has too many simultaneous plot lines going on, and suffers from a lack of focus.
Sometimes a low budget flick can just do a whole lot with very little, and this is one of those times - fun, cute, taut, teeny bit scary, very well done.
Both the sci-fi elements and the scientist characters are really fun and involving in this carl sagan book adaptation - but on the other hand the love interest is really annoying and the movie should’ve been 30 minutes shorter.