A JBO Reel Review of: The Hunt (2020)
In today’s politically charged cultural arena, most films and television shows attempt to either cater to one political tribe or the other or stay out of the fray altogether. Most fail miserably at both. 2020’s The Hunt, however, doesn’t care to do either and it’s...
A JBO Reel Review of: Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather Trilogy
From the title credits, with the sound of a lone trumpet rising over a black screen, you know that you’re about to watch something great. Regarded by cinephiles the world over as one of the greatest films ever made—second only, perhaps, to Citizen Kane—The Godfather,...
A JBO Reel Review of: Taxi Driver (1976)
“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or the others crazy?” — Albert Einstein. Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver, chronicles the deteriorating mental state of Vietnam War veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro). Taxi Driver Is a Timeless Classic This...
A JBO Reel Review of: Tenet (2020)
Smart. Fast. Sleek. Though it isn’t Christopher Nolan’s best film, Tenet is his most ambitious and, perhaps, most rewatchable. Audiences would be remiss not to catch this mind-bending, time-warping “cinexperience” on the big screen. Tenet follows a CIA agent who is...
A JBO Reel Review of: Red Notice (2021)
Somewhere between Ocean’s and Indiana Jones, you’ll find Red Notice. While that sounds like it would be a good marriage on paper, Red Notice borrows from the low-water mark for both of those franchises. It’s about as intriguing as Ocean’s 8 and as exciting as The...
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Brendan Da Costa is an award-winning short story writer, poet, novelist, copywriter and (very, terribly opinionated) blogger.