Movie Review: Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
I love a good surprise. Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’s trailers made the film look like forgettable fun: a star vehicle for Rinko Kikuchi. So imagine …
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Movie Review: The Love Hypothesis
The Love Hypothesis did it’s research. When you craft a romcom formula, there are basic steps that have to be followed. You can only switch …
Movie Review: The Sun Never Sets
Joe Swanberg grew up in the same place I did. So naturally, his mumblecore moviemaking worked for me because I know it well. But Swanberg’s …
Movie Review: Finding Emily
See, it’s not THAT hard. College romcoms just have to be a good hang, and remind people of why being young and in love was …
Movie Review: The Last Sunrise
Corporate synergies couldn’t be more perfect than Amazon Prime releasing The Last Sunrise. The film is built for you to swoon, hoping you’ll find your …
Movie Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Whew. With the bountiful praise heaped upon I Saw the TV Glow, I was worried Jane Schoenbrun would just end up a filmmaker I just …
Movie Review: One Night Only
I don’t want romcoms to just end up as streamer fodder. A great love story on the big screen hits just as hard as any …
Movie Review: I Want Your Sex
Gregg Araki walks the walk. American culture likes to talk a lot about sex and whether or not we’re having it, but few culturemakers really …
Movie Review: Heartstopper Forever
I’ve never watched Heartstopper the TV show. So I’m a fascinating audience for Heartstopper Forever, seeing how mad I was going to be at missing …
Movie Review: The Invite
Her name is prophetic. It’s been, well a wild ride with Olivia Wilde. After incredible highs like Drinking Buddies, House, Booksmart, we fell down the …