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 …
Comedy
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 …
Movie Review: Ibiza
Ibiza is ripe for some sort of excursion comedy: Mike Posner named a song after the crazy nonsense that happens there (RIP Avicii), and in …
Movie Review: The Kissing Booth
In the world of superhero megablockbusters or Oscar fare, the studios have all but abandoned mid level movie fare that would be released in the …
Movie Review: Tully
Parenthood has always been made out to be this amazing, beautiful precious life experience that only creates positive experiences for the people who choose to …
Movie Review: Spaceballs
By 1987, Star Wars had become a cultural phenomenon. When being a geek was seen as a bad thing, Star Wars managed to still capture …