Bradley Lane Archives - Southside Times

John Wick: Chapter 4

March 30, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane The first John Wick film, released in 2014, was not seen by the Hollywood elite as a good idea. It was a completely independent production that struggled to find a distributor up […]

By Bradley Lane Babylon is writer-director Damien Chazelle’s fifth feature film and comes off the heels of his breakout films, 2014’s Whiplash and 2017’s La La Land. In between these efforts and Babylon however Chazelle […]

Everything Everywhere All at Once

March 16, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane The A24 produced Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated the 95h Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12. Winning Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress […]

Da 5 Bloods

March 2, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane Spike Lee’s work has, for the most part, always revolved around the Black experience, and Da 5 Bloods is a perfect example of Lee doing what he does best. He tells a […]

The Fabelmans

February 23, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane When I learned that Steven Spielberg’s next film was set to be a semi-autobiographical story about his childhood, I was less than excited. Not only has his more recent output been lacking […]

His House

February 16, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane First-time writer and director Remi Weekes’ film His House begins with a refugee family fleeing from war-torn South Sudan and making their way to the UK. However, in the process Bol (Sope […]

Knock at the Cabin

February 9, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane M. Night Shyamalan was Hollywood’s golden boy when he first broke into the filmmaking scene with his 1999 smash hit film The Sixth Sense. Its wildly inventive twist ending shocked audiences and […]

Everything Everywhere All at Once

February 2, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane The runaway success of this year’s awards season leading up to the Academy Awards has been the A24 produced Everything Everywhere All at Once. Racking up the most nominations at this year’s […]

Aftersun

January 26, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane What separates our memories from the photos and videos we take? Are these digital artifacts substitutes for our own memories, or is it that these documents shape our view of times past? […]

Licorice Pizza

January 12, 2023 SST

By Bradley Lane Paul Thomas Anderson has become a living legend through his storied career in Hollywood. Receiving nearly universal acclaim for each of his nine feature films, his presence in the film industry is […]