Amadeus is Miloš Forman’s brilliant adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play of the same name that mesmerized Broadway for almost three … More
Author: Garrett Zecker
I am a writer, and teacher of writing and literature. MA, MFA.
I enjoy cycling, gardening, playing music, and books.
Moonglow by Michael Chabon
A spectacular blooming-lily of a book, Moonglow takes Chabon’s grandfather’s complicated and hazy-bordered personal family history and reinterprets it through the lens of … More
Troublemaker by Leah Remini
I read Remini’s momoir after finishing up Jenna Miscavage Hill’s memoir about growing up in the Sea Org, “Beyond Belief.” I have also … More
#1081 The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) (2006)
The Lives of Others is a brilliant feat of storytelling that portrays the necessity of artistic subversiveness in the face … More
#1186 Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton is the 2015 biopic that tells the story of Eazy-E’s (and the rest of NWA’s) genesis and … More
#189 The Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis) (1945)
The history of Children of Paradise, considered to be one of the (if not the) greatest French Films of all time, … More
Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) [AND 1 (1990), AND 2 (1991), AND FWWM (1992), AND The Secret History of Twin Peaks, AND HOLY MOLY THIS IS FANTASTIC!]
I know, I know. You are wondering where I’ve been and why I haven’t posted some new reviews. The reason? … More
#689 The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man was David Lynch’s first major studio motion picture. Of course, before 1980 he independently gave birth to … More
#1165 Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Joel and Ethan Cohen’s Inside Llewyn Davis tells the story of a folk singer entering the strange early years of … More
#797 Moonstruck (1987)
Moonstruck is a romantic comedy from 1987 that seems to have defined the genre itself. The film follows the magical … More
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