Film Review: Moonlight

Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight is a quiet masterpiece, filled with beautiful craft and incredible acting, creating a romantic slice of life that never lets go.

Film Review: The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden is Park Chan-wook continuing to be one of the best directors working today, as this twisty love triangle gets as weird and wild as you would hope from Park.

Film Review: The Accountant

The Accountant is a silly movie that thinks it is serious, and that’s a shame, because it could have been something really interesting if it had turned into the fun it could of had.

Film Review: American Honey

American Honey has the energy and uniqueness to keep it entertaining from start to finish, but something never quite clicked with its central story.

Music Review: “Painkillers” – Brian Fallon

Film Review: The Girl on the Train

The adaptation of The Girl on the Train never really excels beyond adequate, drags for a pulpy thriller, but Emily Blunt takes full advantage of her showcase.

Film Review: 13th

Ava DuVernay’s 13th is an informative, engaging, sad and powerful documentary about our country’s criminal justice system that should be seen by as many as people as possible.

Film Review: The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation is an earnest retelling of Nat Turner’s life, but I feel like Nate Parker’s film is a bit too formulaic and safe for how serious and important the film wants to feel.

Is Alien Undermined by One Bad Special Effect?

I recently rewatched the Sci-fi/horror classic Alien. The good news is that it is still the innovative, compelling, and suspenseful film that I remembered. The bad news, I forgot how awkward the climax was.

Middle of the Row

Month: October 2016