Movie Review: Juliet, Naked
A common refrain is that the sign of a great actor is one that makes a good movie great. Respectfully, I disagree. A sign of …
Comedy
Movie Review: Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe has NOT had a good go of it since Almost Famous, his greatest film. I mean, no one’s clamoring for an Aloha 2, …
Movie Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Romantic comedies, welcome back! Set It Up ushered in your return earlier this year on Netflix, and now, the Crazy Rich Asians helped return it …
Movie Review: BlacKkKlansman
Movies are at their best when they are about something, at least to me. A great story on the big screen that has something to …
Movie Review: Eighth Grade
Years of John Hughes movies prepared me to believe that high school was going to be a den of vipers for my life: that if …
Movie Review: Blindspotting
What is going on in Oakland? Whatever is happening it’s producing real quality films. Ryan Coogler is now 3 for 3 with one of the …
Movie Review: Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You is the unholy amalgam of Office Space and Idiocracy, but clearly on some sort of drug trip. First time director Boots …
Movie Review: Set It Up
The current landscape of moviegoing has basically killed the mid tier movie. What does that mean? Basically, anything that isn’t a superhero film, Oscar bait, …
Movie Review: Alex Strangelove
Perhaps we are on the precipice of some large turn back to the high school rom com. This year alone, Love, Simon, Blockers, and now …
Movie Review: Ocean’s 8
Ocean’s 8 destiny, just like Ocean’s Eleven’s destiny, is that 3 AM a little drunk with friends, not tired, but bored Cable TV watch or …