Articles by M.N. Miller
‘Barry’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap
This recap of Barry Season 2 Episode 1 contains spoilers. Until last year, I never really hoped Bill Hader would have a successful career outside...
‘Dumbo’ (2019) Film Review
Most of Disney’s animated classics have a dark history behind them. The origin of Cinderella is filled with dark secrets. For example, the stepmother making...
‘I’m Not Here’ Film Review
I can’t remember the last time an actor like J. K. Simmons broke into Hollywood stardom at the ripe of 59 years old with Whiplash....
‘The Kid (2019)’ Review – A Potentially Good Western Ruined By Its Third Act
There have been so many renditions of the legend of Billy the Kid and the exploits of Pat Garrett. One can’t help but take them...
‘Five Feet Apart’ Film Review
The young-adult romantic drama gets more manipulative with every big swing studio have taken at the genre since A Fault in Your Stars. Having every...
‘Apollo 11’ Review – A Straightforward, No-Frills Documentary
First Man premiered at TIFF to loads of politically slanted criticism that the film blatantly ignored the landing on the moon as an American accomplishment. Of...
‘Shazam!’ Film Review
DC Comics has always had its loyal fan base, even the dark times of the Zack Snyder years, whose vision also has its supporters (some...
‘Captain Marvel’ Film Review
A few months back, Brie Larson spoke out against film criticism being dominated by white males, which you can’t object to; for every female critic,...
‘The Sopranos’ Greatest Hits
Hesh once told Christopher, “a hit is a hit.” So, who knew he meant something other than billboard music chart-toppers. In the day and age...
‘To Dust’ Film Review
Men just aren’t meant to grieve. We aren’t built for it. Women have and always will be mentally stronger than us. Maybe that’s because, from...
‘Capernaum’ | Film Review
Capernaum refers to a fishing village of about 1,500 residents, near the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee, during the time of Hasmoneans, where...
‘Cold War’ | Film Review
“Time doesn’t matter when you’re in love,” Juliette tells her rival, of sorts, a mousy blonde named Zuzanna, who is a good decade younger than...
‘What Men Want’ | Film Review
Since Taraji P. Henson played the meek Shug who can push out monster vocals in the terrific Hustle & Flow (highway robbery for an Oscar...
‘Isn’t it Romantic’ | Netflix Film Review
The clues that you might be the lead in a romantic comedy tend to be endless. If a best friend mentions that you are a...
‘Cold Pursuit’ | Film Review
Cold Pursuit is Liam Neeson’s latest notch in the old action bed-post filmography in a remake of a Norwegian film from director Hans Petter Moland...
Glass (2019) Review
We review the 2019 film Glass, which does not contain any significant spoilers. For me, M. Night Shyamalan used to be opening day appointment viewing....
‘Escape Room’ | Film Review
The escape room fad will eventually fade away like dance marathons, garbage pail kids, and planking. What won’t ever go out of style is the...
‘Free Solo’ | Film Review
Very few films put you in the thick of it, so to speak, like the new documentary Free Solo from directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and...
‘A Dog’s Way Home’ | Film Review
A Dog’s Way Home doesn’t regret any second of going right for the heartstrings. When our hero “Pitbull” Bella comes on the screen (not actually...
If Beale Street Could Talk Review – A Testament of Enduring Love
The ‘60s led to a mass exodus in Harlem, leaving behind thousands who couldn’t afford to move to neighboring areas like Queens or Brooklyn in search...