Movie Review: A Real Pain
I’m glad A Real Pain wasn’t Jesse Eisenberg’s first movie. A film like this requires a delicate touch that most first time directors don’t quite …
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Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
With Halloween in the rear view mirror, the avalanche of Christmas movies is about to begin. Amidst the endless “overworked female city dweller falls in …
Movie Review: Exhibiting Forgiveness
I remember walking through the Wells St. Art Festival in Chicago, enjoying one of the many amazing summer festivals the city has to offer. And …
Movie Review: The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation falls somewhere in the middle of the road in terms of great animated filmmakers. Even with the highs of Shrek or Prince of …
Movie Review: His Three Daughters
It’s always sad to lose a parent. But what they don’t tell you is how to deal with the responsibility of that loss. His Three …
Movie Review: Between the Temples
If we were playing word association with the movie Between the Temples, “quirky” or “indie” would be near the top of the list. Smaller indie …
Movie Review: Rob Peace
Rob Peace leads me to feelings of anger and frustration. Generally not towards the movie, which I think is excellent. No. Instead…why was this great …
Movie Review: My Penguin Friend
Hollywood is perpetually slow on the upkeep. Do you know how many pet owners there are out there? And yes, there’s a decent amount of …
Movie Review: Daughters
You don’t stop being a father in jail. For the dads in this movie, there are Daughters out there, wishing, hoping, for their chance to …
Movie Review: Didi
As Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade showed us, the junior high experience has gotten even more horrifying in the social media age. What was already a …