Movie Review: No Bears
Point taken, Jafar Panahi. While No Bears teaches us an important lesson about threatening the powerful and the impact of art, I wish the poor …
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Movie Review: Alice, Darling
Poor Anna Kendrick. The minute my friends and I saw Pitch Perfect, Kendrick became the girl everyone wanted to be with: charismatic, sweet, and cool …
Movie Review: Corsage
You might think Corsage is a high school rom com about prom, with a sweet ending filled with swooning and romance. Well apparently in Austria …
Movie Review: Living
In general, I would NOT recommend trying to adapt an Akira Kurosawa movie. I mean, why try to make a movie better than one of …
Movie Review: White Noise
Despite his very privileged upbringing, Noah Baumbach usually finds his way into my heart. His personal tales of love, family, and relationships remind me of …
Movie Review: Broker
I always get excited when a new Hirokazu Koreeda movie is coming out. Koreeda is maybe our most empathetic filmmaker, finding these incredible, complicated real …
Movie Review: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
The greatest movie that will ever be made about existential doubt from a creative mind is Frederico Fellini’s 8 1/2. While self-indulgent a bit, that …
Movie Review: Emancipation
Yes, the slap might have permanently damaged Will Smith’s reputation in Hollywood, but he’s still got a lot of talent. Emancipation is being sold as …
Movie Review: Women Talking
It’s unfair She Said and Women Talking have to be out within a month of each other. The movies are going to be confused for …
Movie Review: EO
I’m not even a pet guy, and Homeward Bound‘s climactic scene brings me to tears every time. But I’m an easy mark for sappy good …