Movie Review: Uncorked
Mmmmm. Robust. Tannens are on point. A little apricot aftertaste. Now lets pair that wine with….rib tips and French hip hop? That dichotomy makes Uncorked …
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Movie Review: Tigertail
If you keep making good things in Hollywood, at some point some studio will give you money to make whatever story you want. Alan Yang …
Movie Review: The Half of It
Shame on you, movie industry. Alice Wu writes and directs a well liked film called Saving Face in 2004. But because the film industry wasn’t …
Movie Review: Da 5 Bloods
A Spike Lee joint is a hurricane. There’s a force and velocity to it that’s unstoppable. What’s it destroying in its runtime? Your perspective. You …
Movie Review: Twilight
In my years of watching movies, there are a few rules I’ve learned to go by. One such rule is that a great screenplay can …
Movie Review: Boyz N the Hood
Until Boyz N the Hood came out, the only way African Americans could see themselves on screen in a real, complex way was in a …
Movie Review: Horse Girl
Alison Brie has always been underutilized in Hollywood. Her talents are much deeper than people give her credit for, and she almost always makes everything …
Movie Review: Downhill
It’s amazing Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell haven’t done anything together. Before Downhill, they had never even met! I hope they do something else in …
Movie Review: The Assistant
Most people feel like they’ve worked in an oppressive environment at one time or another. For men, that usually means in terms of ideas and …
Movie Review: Les Miserables (2020)
You’ve gotta hand it to the poor French. They produced 3 great films in 2019…only to be outshadowed by a Parasitic global phenomenon. Props are …