Sam Mendes’ thrilling, edge-of-your-seat wartime epic “1917” demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible. While the film doesn’t break new ground thematically, its simulated single-shot approach illustrates the deeply immersive qualities of film. […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Queen & Slim” five out of five raised fists. A memorial for black Americans gunned down by police on a seemingly regular basis. A tribute to the kindness of […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Doctor Sleep” three and half out of five shots of whiskey. “Doctor Sleep” is a thrilling — although campy — return to the devilish universe of “The Shining.” 40 […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “The Death of Dick Long” three and a half out of five rocking horses. “The Death of Dick Long” is among the weirdest films I’ve seen all year. Directed […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Zombieland: Double Tap” 3/5 bloody guitars Director Ruben Fleischer’s “Zombieland: Double Tap” fails to recapture the wit, stakes and heart of the original film, but nevertheless proves passably entertaining. […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Joker” 4.5/5 angry faces Todd Phillips’ masterful “Joker” is a deep dive into the dark recesses of a damaged mind and a society on the verge of violent civil […]
TMN movie critic Gordon McPherson gave this film 4.5 out of 5 flower crowns. Director Ari Aster’s “Midsommar” feels cursed in the same vein as Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist,” and […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Ad Astra” 5 out of 5 stars. Director James Gray’s cerebral, sublime and extraordinarily ambitious “Ad Astra” is the best science-fiction film since “Blade Runner 2049” and a refreshing […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “It: Chapter Two” 2 and a half out of 5 red balloons. The overlong and fascinating “It: Chapter Two” proves a passable sequel to the 2017 smash hit. Pennywise […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Ready or Not” 3 and a half out of 5 axes. Rest in pieces David Koch. He would not have enjoyed the anti-greed, female-empowered “Ready or Not,” but I […]
TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “The Dark Crystal” 4 and a half out of 5 dark crystals. Eons ago, I vividly remember watching Jim Henson’s grim puppet epic “The Dark Crystal” in my school’s […]
TMN film critic gives “Climax” 4/5 See-No-Evil monkey emojis Hello, welcome back to Truman. Hope you watched lots of movies this summer — I certainly did. “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Midsommar,” “Wild […]
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