Movie Review: Revelations
There’s plenty of reasons to be excited to see a movie. One I’ve grown to keep an eye out for is the slipped-in gigantic director-as-producer …
Drama
Movie Review: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Rungano Nyoni is special. The Zambian-Welsh filmmaker has finally gotten chances to make feature films, now a rousing 2 for 2. After not becoming a …
Movie Review: Seven Veils
Call it a double comeback! We’ve seen great films from Atom Egoyan and Amanda Seyfried before. But the last decade has been rough going, filled …
Movie Review: Rule Breakers
Movies like Rule Breakers are some of my most frustrating. Rule Breakers is about a group of people we NEVER see on the big screen, …
Movie Review: Parthenope
Parthenope is the reason when a director says they’re making an “art film,” you throw up in your mouth a little bit. But, if you’re …
Movie Review: My Dead Friend Zoe
With a title like My Dead Friend Zoe, you know you’re setting the stage for a certain type of bring the tissues film. Suffice to …
Movie Review: Bring Them Down
Most people I know list the Irish as the nicest people on the planet. The last decade or so of movies have shown that underneath …
Movie Review: The Girl With the Needle
Great movies are a balance between art and entertainment. Most movies tread too far into the “entertainment” category, sucking any and all personality from a …
Movie Review: The Room Next Door
Poor Pedro Almodovar. He lives out his feelings in his work. The Room Next Door shows us he’s really worried about death, and how he’s …
Movie Review: Hard Truths
I run hot and cold with Mike Leigh’s films. If you’re not sucked into his world, the slow burn of his stories is gonna fell …