I'm gonna be honest, I barely know anything about Anthony Bourdain aside from his suicide. So I guess I learned a little more about him through this movie. This film depicts the early life of Bourdain, particularly him going to Massachusetts after being rejected a fellowship and finds himself working at a restaurant. I really enjoyed this movie. The acting and poignancy was probably the strongest aspects of this film and Dominic Sessa, Leo Woodall and Antonio Banderas were definitely the standouts. Banderas was hilarious (especially with a bucket of water), but also balanced with versatility and vulnerability. Woodall was a jerk, and Sessa was brilliant as Bourdain himself The movie was funny, but also very warm and inviting as it showcased this obnoxious kid getting a well deserved butt-whomping and learning to appreciate food. Though you also understand the kid as he was dealing with constant disappointment as well. There was also a little reference to Bourdain's unfortuna...
Ronald Regan remains one of our nations most notable presidents and this is the second presidential film released by Angel Studios this year following Young Washington last month. Set during the Cold War, Brink Of War centers on Regan meeting up with Mikhail Gorbachev in hopes of finding hollow ground in terms of nukes. The movie is decent at best. And though I only see it as decent, it is not due to lack of quality accept when it comes to one aspect that we will discuss later. Almost everything about the movie was very solid. It's mostly just talking, so for some people it might get a little boring. But the film makes up for that with its strong acting, decent writing and relevant themes. This cast is actually pretty packed, with Jeff Daniels, J.K. Simmons and more. The only aspect of this film that felt unneeded was the storyline involving the wives. It felt slightly half-baked and there really wasn't much of a reason for this to be included in the film. Not that the first ...