"Keeping it Reel" with FilmGordon

When a simple favor goes wrong, a washed-up baseball player-turned-bartender finds himself in the crosshairs of gangsters, cops, and killers in Darren Aronofsky’s gritty new crime thriller Caught Stealing.Starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, and Vincent D’Onofrio, this adaptation of Charlie Huston’s novel mixes Aronofsky’s signature obsessions with a wild, violent ride...

Spike Lee revisits Hurricane Katrina twenty years later in Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, a powerful three-part Netflix docuseries. Sobering yet hopeful, it captures the resilience of New Orleans, the inequities exposed by the storm, and the enduring fight to preserve its culture. One of the greatest storytellers of our generation delivers a necessary bookend to When the Levees Broke. Watch...

Love. Ambition. Resentment.Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman ignite the screen in Jay Roach’s The Roses — a darkly funny, biting update of The War of the Roses. From dream home to battleground, their marriage becomes a cautionary tale with modern twists. Read the full review now at TheFilmGordon.com 🔗 #TheRoses #BenedictCumberbatch #OliviaColman #BlackComedy #FilmReview...

Lurker is a chilling reminder that fame comes at a cost.When obsession blurs the line between admiration and control, the results are haunting. Daniel Dae Kim delivers, Archie Madekwe shines, and Théodore Pellerin gives a performance you won’t forget.Read the full review now at TheFilmGordon.comBecome a supporter of this podcast:...

This week on Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon: From A Raisin in the Sun to The Color Purple, from Malcolm X to 12 Years a Slave, we’re counting down the Top 10 Black Cinema Adaptations, powerful stories that leapt from the page to the screen and changed the culture forever.Plus, reviews of Eden, Honey Don’t, and Lurker, all that and more on the BIG show. Don’t miss it!Become a supporter of this...

Ron Howard’s Eden brings Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl to the Galápagos for a tale of ambition, betrayal, and survival. The premise is stranger than fiction, but does this prestige survival drama rise above petty squabbles or sink beneath them? Read the full review now at TheFilmGordon.com.Become a supporter of this podcast:...

Aubrey Plaza and Margaret Qualley team up in Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t! — a neo-noir comedy that promises sleaze, mystery, and small-town scuzziness. But does this so-called “lesbian B-movie trilogy” entry deliver the thrills or just meander in the desert sun? Read the full review now at TheFilmGordon.com. Become a supporter of this podcast:...

Next up, we celebrate the timeless charm of Nia Long, the queen of effortless cool and romantic grace. From Boyz n the Hood to Love Jones, Soul Food to The Best Man, Nia has been the heart of some of Black cinema’s most beloved stories — bringing warmth, wit, and unforgettable presence to every role.Become a supporter of this podcast:...

We’re kicking off this new series with a true trailblazer, Sidney Poitier.The man who broke barriers. The first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor. A legend whose performances in Lilies of the Field, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night changed Hollywood forever.Become a supporter of this podcast:...

Vanessa Kirby delivers one of her grittiest performances yet in Night Always Comes, a tense 24-hour race against time in the underbelly of the Pacific Northwest. Survival has a price… and she’s willing to pay it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/keeping-it-reel-with-filmgordon--4671407/support.