Movie Review: Catherine Called Birdy
O, to be young…and be a girl in an oppressive patriarchal society. Lena Dunham certainly experienced her fair share of this unfortunate rite of passage …
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Movie Review: Till
Reading about the death of Emmett Till is one of those experiences that makes you grow up a little, as you learn about the depths …
Movie Review: Tár
It’s true: when a summer blockbuster is flying, fanny pack martial arting, or dance offing, nothing hits that guttural joy more. But when the winter …
Movie Review: The Good House
At this point, Sigourney Weaver has nothing left to prove. A crusading female action hero, funny Bill Murray foil and Oscar winner, Weaver has crafted …
Movie Review: Do Revenge
Teens always gonna teen. In the 1980s, Heathers bleakly took the concepts of teen social power struggle and went about upending them…through murder. Netflix and …
Movie Review: Pearl
X was a spring sensation. Ti West’s conception of that slasher film really was a gift that kept on giving: a well of brilliance. Especially …
Movie Review: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
In the US, infused in black culture is the power of religion in daily lives. Naturally, as a result, someone is going to come in …
Movie Review: Breaking
The pitch for Breaking is clear: modern Dog Day Afternoon. There’s a bunch of 70s DNA in Breaking in general, placing the movie a bit …
Movie Review: Not Okay
Sometimes a lesson takes time to sink in. There have been countless movies about social media and its consequences, some good, some bad. But we …
Movie Review: Laal Singh Chaddha
There are plenty of movies that should be adapted into other cultures. Die Hard would do well in any language. Before Sunrise too. The opposite …