Movie Review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Maybe the letdown of the year so far. I love Kogonada’s movies before this one. The talented director finds a way to extract the most …
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Movie Review: The Roses
I liked this movie better when it was called Marriage Story. While I applaud a studio trying for a big budget r rated comedy like …
Movie Review: The History of Sound
What beautiful time travel this was. Director Oliver Hermanus takes us on a sumptuous journey through Americana that’s somewhat familiar, and somewhat not. The History …
Movie Review: Materialists
A couple years ago, I deleted all my dating apps. Once I learned that the top 10% “good looking” people (definitively NOT me) were getting …
Movie Review: Lost in Starlight
I guess the South Korean Netflix partnership really built something big? Lost in Starlight is the rare South Korean animated project, usually overwhelmed by their …
Movie Review: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
In my opinion, Jane Austen has entered William Shakespeare’s orbit among the legendary British writers. In an era dominated by male novelists, she’s a wonderful …
Movie Review: The Wedding Banquet (2025)
Bold strategy Andrew Ahn. The talented director has decided for the last couple films to remake classics in his own image. Fire Island would have …
Movie Review: A Nice Indian Boy
All praises to the swoon. The best romcoms wash over you, enter your nervous system, and just make your face and body involuntarily move with …
Movie Review: The Gorge
2025 is gonna go down as one of the strangest Valentine’s Day movie combos for couples. Instead of picking romcom or action/horror/thriller, movie studios just …
Movie Review: Love Hurts
Movie executives, this movie hurts. You’ve taken Ke Huy Quan, one of the most likable, sweet people on the planet, whom everyone wants to root …