Movie Review: The Beach Bum
Sometimes an actor or actress will find themselves in the part they were born to play. Ben Affleck’s personal life made him the perfect choice …
Drama
Movie Review: Gloria Bell
Gloria Bell, like The Upside, is perhaps when my movie watching has jumped the shark. The minute I saw the trailer for Gloria Bell, I …
Movie Review: Giant Little Ones
Giant Little Ones is going to end up being a product of its time. On it’s surface, it’s your run of the mill coming of …
Movie Review: Everybody Knows
When your first film so beautifully and perfectly captures the struggles of the human condition, there’s really nowhere to go but down. Thankfully, a not …
Movie Review: Cold War
World War II was a tough time for humanity. However, it was especially awful for Poland. Not only were they being invaded and eradicated by …
Movie Review: Shoplifters
It doesn’t mean it’s the greatest movie of all time, but Palme D’Or winners of the Cannes Film Festival usually do mean that that film …
Movie Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
Sometimes directors adapting specific writers make so much sense you wish they’d team up more. Michael Lewis’s The Big Short could only have been properly …
Movie Review: Ben Is Back
It feels like Ben Is Back was afraid of losing viewers after the first hour of the movie. After opening as a film about how …
Movie Review: Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart vs. Elizabeth Tudor: rivalry of the Millennium. Only to be ruined by dumb men. The 2018 Mary Queen of Scots tries show us …
Movie Review: Vox Lux
When thinking about what to write about Vox Lux, the words “What the hell happened?” keep popping into my head. I thought I was getting …