Joon-Ho’s mastery over the language of film, both visual and literary, have proven him to be capable of making even the most absurd combinations work.
Read MoreThe film, like many movies today, is unnecessary, released at an awkward time in relation to the original material. All the actors have aged and everyone feels a little too different to play these characters again.
Read MoreIt feels like director Noah Baumbach has been working towards this film his whole career. Marriage Story offers new heights for a lot of his signature talents.
Read MorePortrait of a Lady on Fire explores the burdens of society on women, the burning passions that are stifled by expectation and conformity.
Read MoreThe cost of greatness is often overlooked by those who admire it. Ad Astra is a film about tearing down these legends, and unearthing the humanity that is often lost in the pursuit of greatness.
Read MoreJoker often feels like a film directed by a seventh-grade history student, often pointing fingers at broad concepts, distilling complex social and political issues…
Read MoreIn Peter Strickland’s new movie, a department store is the epicenter of a fetishistic fascination with consumerism. The excesses of our consumer culture can sometimes seem incomprehensible and in the horror/comedy In Fabric it’s portrayed as a sinister plot.
Read MoreA Jarmusch film is only as good as the weirdos that inhabit it, and Down By Law (1986) has a weirdo for everyone.
Read MoreWhere Kent’s previous film dealt with horror in the generic sense, The Nightingale (2019) deals with horror within a very real context.
Read MoreAn improv comedy is only as good as its talent, and Sword of Trust (2019) unfortunately doesn't have the comedic power to justify any bit of its story.
Read MoreIt’s pretty clear about ten minutes into the movie that there’s a genuine passion here not just for collaborating with your idols, but to tell a genuine and heartfelt story as well.
Read MoreAt a tight 95 minutes, the movie barely overstays it’s welcome, is largely aware of its ridiculous premise and rises to the occasion with equally ridiculous situations to challenge its hero.
Read MoreThe story speaks to anyone that comes from an ethnically varied background. Very personal and very real, in a way that most family dramas aren't.
Read MoreFor the first time since "Jackie Brown," Tarantino gave me a lot to think about outside of the filmmaking.
Read MoreThe choice to focus on character rather than circumstance, especially when the circumstances demand attention, is an odd decision and one that only Miyazaki could make work.
Read MoreEvery so often I need to put the old brain box in low power mode and watch a good ol’ action romp.
Read MoreLlewyn Davis, on paper, shouldn’t work as a protagonist. He is rude, condescending, and kind of self centered. The film knows this…
Read MoreI love The Magnificent Ambersons, both as the film it is and the hopelessly tantalizing idea of what it could’ve been.
Read MoreThe latest milestone in the genre of film I'd like to call "stonoir," Under the Silver Lake takes nods from other films in this genre…
Read MoreWithin the first five minutes, I knew this was something all its own.
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