Michael DeNobile's Movie Reviews

Originally published in January 2016. Movie seen at Teaneck Cinemas in Hackensack, NJ. 13 HOURS OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES After visiting an old friend buried in Hackensack, NJ, I decided to take in a matinee at Teaneck Cinemas: 13 Hours . It's very clear that Michael Bay will have a handful of unintended consequences once this film lodges itself into Hollywood history. The Left will complain that it perpetuates conspiracy theories and promotes propaganda, while the Right will criticize that it does not go far enough. Michael Bay has already stated that the movie is apolitical. Unfortunately for Mr. Bay, all art is political, whether the artist intends it to be or not. Oscar Wilde noted in his preface to the Picture of Dorian Gray that all art is "useless" if the artist intends on using art for an agenda. Art's purpose for Wilde is for art's sake. Mythology, which most people don't really understand, is another art form that will shed light on 13 ...

Originally posted in January 2017. Movie seen at Oswego 7 Cinemas in Oswego, NY. A REFLECTION ON THE MOVIE PATRIOTS DAY Michael DeNobile discusses the 2017 box office hit, Patriot’s Day and provides insight regarding the film’s ethical questions. This isn't a conservative thing or a liberal thing. It isn't a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Whatever Party thing. This isn't a Christian, Jewish, Muslim thing either. It's not a white, black, brown, yellow, red thing. This isn't a gay/straight thing. This is a human thing. And until we realize that, the war will never be won. Some deny that the war even exists. They walk through this world thinking their bubble is the way of existence, they go to work, pay the bills, support a family. Everything is under control. Until the moment when the explosions shatter that security, or bullets rip through flesh, or the body of an eight year old lies under a sheet on a cold sidewalk for hou...