The Best of 2014: A Year in Film

Another Oscar ceremony arrives this weekend, another look back at the last year in film. 2014 was full of a lot great films and I’m here to share my favorites.

Film Review: Appropriate Behavior

Appropriate Behavior is a very impressive debut for Desiree Akhavan’s filmmaking abilities, too bad her acting holds the film’s potential back from possible greatness.

Girls Looking for Togetherness (1-25-15)

Truth bombs are dropped aplenty all over HBO’s Sunday night line-up as all three shows start the pivot into the meat of their seasons.

TV Review: Broad City – Mochalatta Chills

Abbi and Ilana part ways this week to unknowingly try to save Bevers’ health and Illana’s job.

Film Review: The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy is a bizarre and beautiful experience that explores a couple’s BDSM relationship with a pitch black sense of humor.

Film Review: Selma

Selma brutally and effectively brings a landmark moment in our country’s civil rights movement to the screen in an emotionally powerful film.

Girls Looking for Togetherness (1-18-15)

Girls, Looking and Togetherness make for a great HBO Sunday night and this is our weekly breakdown for the season’s 2nd week.

Film Review: A Most Violent Year

A Most Violent Year sees J.C. Chandor’s guiding a successful slow burn crime drama that makes the most of its big moments and star Oscar Isaac.

Film Review: Still Alice

Still Alice features fine performances, but the film’s insights into early onset Alzheimer’s are neither inventive or all that illuminating.

Dissecting American Sniper

American Sniper is an effective and often thrilling film, but the opaque nature of the film’s politics have us wondering how to read its messages.

Middle of the Row

Author: Zac