Movie Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
I really had high hopes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette. Cate Blanchett, one of the best actors of her era: great! Richard Linklater, one of …
Comedy
Movie Review: Otherhood
I heard someone describe movies like Otherhood in a specific way. It’s like the pitch team didn’t expect to get Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette, and …
Movie Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
So here I am, walking to the theater to go see Hobbs & Shaw tonight. I pull out my app based ticket, start walking to …
Movie Review: The Art of Self-Defense
If masculinity was “in crisis” when Fight Club came out, then it’s full on DEFCON 1 now. How are all these men coping with their …
Movie Review: Yesterday
Yesterday is written by Richard Curtis. Yesterday is also directed by Danny Boyle. While not diametrically opposed, I see 2 competing strong viewpoints at war …
Movie Review: Late Night
Late Night has its heart in the right place. Mindy Kaling’s movie version of The Larry Sanders Show knows exactly what story it wants to …
Movie Review: Always Be My Maybe
One small change to a movie formula can make it feel fresh and new, and reinvigorate a genre. One change most people can get behind …
Movie Review: Booksmart
Every generation has their high school comedy they hold dear. The one that best fit my coming of age was American Pie, but the best …
Movie Review: Wine Country
Saturday Night Live has always had hilarious women on the show: see Radner, Gilda. I would say the best group of women the show ever …
Movie Review: Pokemon Detective Pikachu
If ever a movie series would be perfect for a live action reboot, Pokemon was it. Clearly when kids were being lured into traps trying …