Colin AsherOn Amoral Wings“Killers of the Flower Moon” as Scorsese’s summation (for now)Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Colin AsherUnsung Side Characters: Scorsese Series #3: Illeana Douglas as Lori Davis in “Cape Fear” (1991)As effective as Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake of Cape Fear is, I find the short story of Lori Davis to be more frightening and shattering…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Colin AsherUnsung Side Characters: Scorsese Series #2: Forest Whitaker as Amos in “The Color of Money” (1986)“Are you a hustler, Amos?”Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Colin AsherUnsung Side Characters: Scorsese Series #1: L.Q.In a world of card players, the very look on L.Q. Jones’ lined face tells you something quite clear: that he is not going to tell you…Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Colin AsherThe Dark Heart of America: Pondering “The Batman”It’s 2022, and in lieu of any better film pertaining to the dark heart of America, The Batman will have to do. Since high-profile films of…Jun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022
Colin AsherSolo Coen Shows a Couple’s Hell: A Review of The Tragedy of MacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth, the first major film created by a single Coen brother, Joel, is an adaption of Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy. It…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
Colin AsherSome Thoughts on Dr. Dre’s Legacy Apropos of “The Defiant Ones”Despite our early thorough forays into rock music, for rap I merely recall mentions of Wu-Tang and of course then there were Biggie and…Aug 16, 2017Aug 16, 2017