Reel Reviews

Reel Reviews | Ballad of a Small Player

FilmGordon
Set against the neon-soaked backdrop of Macau, the film is a fever dream of chaos, guilt, and fleeting redemption. Farrell and Chen shine in this messy but magnetic drama that proves Berger’s hot streak is no accident. [read more]

Reel Reviews | Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

FilmGordon
Bruce Springsteen’s masterpiece Nebraska was born from silence, pain, and reflection. In Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White and director Scott Cooper capture the moment when The Boss turned away from fame and toward truth. [read more]

Reel Reviews | The Bend in the River (Middleburg Film Festival ’25)

FilmGordon
Nearly fifty years after capturing a group of free-spirited friends on a Grand Canyon rafting trip, filmmaker Robb Moss returns once more in The Bend in the River, a thoughtful chronicle of aging, memory, and change. [read more]