The Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) is pleased to announce the Best of 2021 nominees and winners in thirteen categories.
While King Richard may not break any new ground in its exploration of the story of Venus and Serena Williams, it proves to be an endearing patriarchal portrait.
You may enter this contest for your chance to win tickets from CinemaNerdz to see an advance screening of KING RICHARD on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:00pm at the MJR Troy theater in Troy, Michigan! As always, there is absolutely no purchase required to enter the contest! ABOUT THE FILM KING RICHARD: Armed with a clear vision and a brazen 78-page plan, Richard Williams (Will Smith) is determined...[Read More]
Baby Driver is a fun movie that does not disappoint. Ansel Elgort stars as Baby, and he is captivating. The character is very eccentric, having been in a car accident that resulted in both his mother and father’s death, he is left with a ringing in his ears that forces him to constantly listen to music with earbuds. He develops an almost savant-like accuracy as a driver with the help of his noise-...[Read More]
Fury is a film about an American tanker unit during the last stretch of WWII in 1945. The Allies are well into Germany at this point and only the real fanatics, primarily the SS units, are the major problem. However, being fanatics the fighting is particularly intense as it is the phase of the war where the German soldiers are protecting the fatherland itself. Fierce resistance is an understatemen...[Read More]
While the movies have brought us many great sports films over the decades, boxing seems to hold a special place in film history, and has brought us some of the true classics of cinema history. And even as boxing has become less popular among the general American public, Hollywood’s love affair with pugilism has kept going strong. The twenty-first century has already brought us such acclaimed...[Read More]
Leonardo DiCaprio is electric in The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese’s epic tale of excess and greed that just falls short of being a masterpiece. The actor plays Jordan Belfort as the viewer follows him through his decadent rise to the top of the Wall Street game. The Wolf of Wall Street is admittedly slight on the rags part of Jordan’s story. After a brief stint as an errand boy with a coup...[Read More]