Rick Lauder, Film Critic

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Director: Susanne Bier Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi Cast: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson Rating: R Release Date: December 21, 2018 Bird Box opens with a scene depicting a woman frantically rowing downstream in treacherous waters while calling for help on her radio and trying to keep two small children calm. Their panic… Continue reading Bird Box →

Director: Mimi Leder Genre: Biography, Drama Cast:  Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates Rating: PG-13 Release Date: December 25, 2018 We seem to be going through a collective phase of near-worship of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and it's not hard to see why. We are suddenly aware of how important she… Continue reading On the Basis of Sex →

Director: Robert Eggers Genre: Horror | Mystery Cast:  Anya Taylor-Joy,  Ralph Ineson,  Kate Dickie Rating: R Release Date: February 19, 2016 I will begin this review by repeating what Stephen King said in one of his tweets – This film scared the hell out of me. The number of terrifying scenes and heartbreaking sequences throughout the film stay with… Continue reading The Witch →

I'm doing this. I'm going to start writing film reviews for this site, and once I start, I probably won't be able to stop. I've been watching films these last few weeks as if the world was about to end, and getting my MoviePass card (more on that in a later post) has made all… Continue reading On Being a (Novice) Film Critic →

Here it is, the last day of 2015, and my blogging has not been very prolific, as you can see. I hereby resolve to correct this. Starting NOW, I promise to post to this blog at least once a week, but I will definitely try for more. Life is too short and there are too… Continue reading Man on a Mission →