Upper East Side Film

Insightful Perspectives on Upper East Side Movies

Saturday, October 14, 2017

The Florida Project

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Directed and co-written by Sean Baker, this new drama could be called docu-fiction. It's a scripted film about real people starring man...
Sunday, October 08, 2017

Blade Runner 2049

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           It takes a lot of guts to attempt a sequel to the original "Blade Runner". Director Denis Villeneuve takes his best s...
Saturday, October 07, 2017

American Made

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     Directed by Doug Liman, with his usual kinetic flourish, this "based on a true story" crime drama stars Tom Cruise in a very...
Monday, October 02, 2017

Battle of The Sexes

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         Based on the true story of the highly publicized 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, the film only really ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Mother!

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        As far as allegories go, writer/director Darren Aronofsky takes a risk with the    biggest there is, Creation to Apocalypse and...
Thursday, September 07, 2017

Gook

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Written and directed by and starring Justin Chon, this new Indie drama examines multiple themes in a racially charged setting. Mr. Chon ...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

Patti Cake$

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       An Indie underdog story of a young girl in New Jersey with big dreams. Patti is a plus size white girl who aspires to make it big in...
Saturday, August 19, 2017

Logan Lucky

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       Director Steven Soderbergh ends his "retirement"  with this fun mashup of "Ocean's Eleven" meets "The D...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

The Only Living Boy in New York

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   Written by Allan Loeb and directed by Marc Webb, this new film has a New York Indie vibe that we've seen many times.  It is a domest...
Sunday, August 06, 2017

Wind River

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From acclaimed writer (and now director) Taylor Sheridan comes this new character driven crime drama. Jeremy Renner stars as a tracker/hu...
Saturday, August 05, 2017

Detroit

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       I have sat stunned through Holocaust and slavery films and documentaries that have been emotionally draining and hard to watch and n...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Atomic Blonde

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   Based on the graphic novel, "The Coldest City", this ultraviolent, action thriller stars Charlize Theron as MI6 agent, Lorrain...

Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets

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      Based on a French graphic novel, this is the latest film written and directed by Luc Besson, the visionary behind "The Fifth Ele...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

War for the Planet of the Apes

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            This is strictly for fans of the new prequels to the original 1968 "Planet of the Apes". "War" follows the ...

Dunkirk

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   Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, this brilliant new war drama tells the story of Dunkirk from three interlocking perspectives...
Sunday, July 09, 2017

Spiderman: Homecoming

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     Yet another reboot that strives to return the iconic character  to his "friendly neighborhood" Spiderman years and make us ...
Monday, July 03, 2017

Lost in Paris

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              This new independent film is a charmer from the husband and wife team of Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon. Together they have ...
Friday, June 30, 2017

Baby Driver

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           Sometimes, you just want an escapist, fun time at the movies.  "Baby Driver" fits the bill perfectly. Stylish, excitin...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

The Beguiled

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             A remake of the 1971 drama starring Clint Eastwood, director Sophia Coppola opts to tell the same story from the women's p...

The Big Sick

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             This new romantic comedy finds  much humor in a very serious subject. It is based on the real life relationship of Kumail Nanj...
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