Movie Review: Cuties
I fear that Cuties is going to be remembered more for its controversy than all the good its trying to say. For all those people …
Drama
Movie Review: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
How strange it must be to see the world through the eyes of Charlie Kaufman. I imagine he was an only child to a couple …
Movie Review: I’m No Longer Here
Most stories about the immigrant experience are these sorta sad, but ultimately hopeful affairs. There’s one big reason for that though: usually the immigrant has …
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 …
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 …