By JASON MARTIN (@JMartRadio – July 15, 2021) “How does a storyteller check out without leaving a note?” – John Lurie (artist) By any metric, Roadrunner is a fantastic documentary. By any metric, Roadrunner is eye-opening. By any metric, Roadrunner is painful and dark. It would have to be in order to capture the essence…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartRadio – June 29, 2021) It feels like we’ve been within a month of Black Widow‘s release for about three years, but in reality it’s been just a shade over 12 months. The pandemic and absence of movies it caused are both coming to a close and finally, Scarlett Johansson’s character centerpiece…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartRadio – May 25, 2021) This is why we go to the movies, and it’s why the experience of driving to a theater is unmatched when the finished product delivers. When the publicist asked for my comments walking out of the film, I simply said I found it hard to believe anyone…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 11, 2020) For the first time maybe ever, I’m not going to even bother spending time reviewing the acting or direction or sound work of a movie I’m writing about. Honestly, it doesn’t matter, because the reality is, there’s nothing to talk about there in terms of whether you…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 23, 2020) For the first time in a while, I was excited for a Guy Ritchie movie. It isn’t that everything he’s made in recent years has been trash, because that’s untrue. It’s more that I’ve left disappointed relative to my own walk-in expectations. Since Lock, Stock, and Two…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 8. 2020) Wow. How about I just stop the review right there? I might as well, because that was my reaction as I walked out of the movie, which begs to be seen on the biggest, loudest, most technically powerful screen and sound system imaginable. I wondered why it…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 8, 2020) After watching Uncut Gems, I came to a pretty drastic realization and decision. I think I’m done watching Safdie Brothers movies. The last two I’ve seen, Good Time and Uncut Gems, have left me in such a negative mood, because the films are flat out abrasive as…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – December 20, 2019) MeToo might be the definitive story of the last half-decade in America, alongside the Trump Administration and all that comes with it of course. We’ve seen the fall of some power brokers of power brokers, some of the biggest names in Hollywood, and yes, we saw the…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – December 12, 2019) Sometimes, the sum of a project is better than its individual parts, and sometimes, one of the parts exceeds any other equation. As interesting and sobering as Dark Waters is, this is a movie that would be virtually nothing without the performance of Mark Ruffalo, and also…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – November 30, 2019) This is such a fun movie. If you want to stop reading right now, I respect that decision. I didn’t want to bury the lede. It’s been a while since we had a clever mystery on the big screen, especially one that doesn’t take itself too seriously,…… more
