Movie Review: Elle
Paul Verhoeven must have a fascinating inner life. The dude brought to life really interesting movies like Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Robocop, but also …
Drama
Movie Review: The Salesman
Asghar Farhadi is in the current director pantheon, in my opinion. Farhadi, Richard Linklater, Park Chan-wook, and Adam McKay are on the Mt. Rushmore of …
Movie Review: Paterson
It’s really hard to tell a story about a normal person where nothing happens to them. Only Richard Linklater can make movies about nothing that …
Movie Review: Requiem for a Dream
Generic [SPOILER ALERT] Make no mistake: drugs can consume people in such a way that not only is their life destroyed, but the lives …
Movie Review: Pulp Fiction
A generic [SPOILER ALERT] Few directors have as much sustained success as Quentin Tarantino. The man is 8 for 8 on directorial efforts, with each …
Movie Review: Patriot’s Day
I distinctly remember much of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent pursuit of the Tsarnaev brothers. It culminated in that great David Ortiz speech at …
Movie Review: 20th Century Women
A24 and Annapurna are the most intriguing movie financing/distribution companies out there right now. So my interest in 20th Century Women went up 20% simply …
Movie Review: The Godfather
A general [SPOILER ALERT] for a movie from 1972… It’s a shame for most younger viewers, The Godfather is just a meme. I’ve been around …
Movie Review: Schindler’s List
The Holocaust is one of the worst showcases of the depths of unconscionable behavior in the history of the human race. You get a sickness …
Movie Review: Saving Private Ryan
Generic [SPOILER ALERT!!!] I love the Oscars, and usually defend them. I so want them to represent the truly great films for the year, particularly …