Author: Patrick Redmond
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One Battle After Another (2025) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ One Battle After Another is one of those movies where you sit down expecting a solid thriller… and end up getting an absolute rush from start to finish. I didn’t feel a single second of the runtime. Not one. It just moves. The story follows a chain-reaction conflict that keeps escalating — personal grudges…
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Superman (1978) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Superman is one of those movies where you have to remember the era it came from. Like it or not, filmmaking has evolved a lot since the late ’70s. Effects are cleaner, pacing is tighter, and spectacle is bigger. But taking that into account, I actually enjoyed this movie more than I expected to.…
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Top 10 Favorite Actresses (Right Now) | MovieTalk+
This list isn’t about who’s “the best on paper,” who has the most awards, or who dominates awards-season conversations every year. This is about connection. These are actresses who consistently pull me into a movie, elevate the material they’re given, and leave an impression that sticks long after the credits roll. Some are genre powerhouses.…
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Paths of Glory (1957) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Paths of Glory is one of those films that exists at the crossroads of artistry and entertainment — and for me, it’s where Stanley Kubrick really began to find his balance between a distinct directorial voice and a story that grips you from start to finish. Set during World War I, Paths of Glory…
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Anora (2024) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Anora really caught me off guard. And not in the way I expected.About halfway through, I genuinely thought, wait… is this a comedy? Because the first half plays things pretty straight — almost grim at times — before the movie completely shifts gears and becomes far funnier than I was prepared for. The opening…
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Greenland (2020) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Greenland is one of those movies that mostly works as a survival thriller — but doesn’t quite escape the familiar pitfalls of its genre. It’s intense, it keeps you engaged, and it has moments that grip you… But it also occasionally feels too predictable to fully elevate itself above your average disaster flick. The…
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The Plague (2025) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ The Plague is the kind of movie that makes you uneasy from the opening moments and never lets that feeling go. I was filled with anxiety for pretty much the entire runtime — not in a cheap, jump-scare way, but in a slow, suffocating, sit-with-it kind of way. A huge reason that tension works…
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Batman: The Movie (1966) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Batman: The Movie is pure, unapologetic silliness — and honestly, that’s exactly the point. This isn’t a serious superhero film, and it’s not trying to be one. It’s a big, colorful extension of the 1960s TV series, dialed up just enough to justify a theatrical release. The best way I can describe it is…
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Phantasm (1979) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ⭐ ☆ ☆ ☆ Directed by: Don CoscarelliStarring: A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm A young boy named Mike becomes convinced something is wrong at the local funeral home after witnessing strange events surrounding a recent death. What he discovers is a nightmare involving the mysterious Tall Man and something far…
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The Killing (1956) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐☆☆☆ The Killing is a film that wears its influence on its sleeve — not always in a good way. Directed by Stanley Kubrick before he became a household name, it’s an early exercise in noir structure and stylistic ambition that ultimately leaves you appreciating the effort more than the result. On paper, The Killing…
