Movie Review: BlackBerry
The Social Network transitioned the classic rise and fall story about power and capitalism to the modern age, showing how tech nerds were just as …
Biopic
Movie Review: Chevalier
History is written by the victors, so thank god for whomever kept track of the works of Joseph Bologne. The talented chevalier, violinist, composer, and …
Movie Review: Air
I’ll spoil this: Michael Jordan is not in Air. But, that’s because at least to Nike from the get go, he was a god. Jordan’s …
Movie Review: Emily
I read a lot of books I hated in high school. I wish all copies of Tess of the d’Ubervilles would be burned from existence. …
Movie Review: No Bears
Point taken, Jafar Panahi. While No Bears teaches us an important lesson about threatening the powerful and the impact of art, I wish the poor …
Movie Review: Corsage
You might think Corsage is a high school rom com about prom, with a sweet ending filled with swooning and romance. Well apparently in Austria …
Movie Review: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
The greatest movie that will ever be made about existential doubt from a creative mind is Frederico Fellini’s 8 1/2. While self-indulgent a bit, that …
Movie Review: The Swimmers
Apologies to The Thirteenth Year. Or Swimfan. Or whoever’s working on a Michael Phelps biopic. But I don’t need to see another movie about swimmers. …
Movie Review: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
The Voice. No, not the NBC sitcom. When the great singing voices get brought up – apologies to Mariah, Aretha – there’s THE Voice. The …
Movie Review: Emancipation
Yes, the slap might have permanently damaged Will Smith’s reputation in Hollywood, but he’s still got a lot of talent. Emancipation is being sold as …