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 …
Comedy
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 …
Movie Review: Long Shot
There are a lot of really terrific actresses out there. All of the greats have some sort of versatility in their repertoire: Meryl. Reese. J-Law. …
Movie Review: Someone Great
Someone Great is the surprise of the year so far for me. Fascinating, compelling, and fun, this story of a night in New York City …
Movie Review: The Perfect Date
World, meet Noah Centineo. Netflix can now officially claim it is a star making enterprise in addition to the rest of the content it is …