Movie Review: I Was A Stranger
I wish we got more I Was a Stranger’s every year. Brandt Andersen, the director, has been helping refugees for over a decade now, and …
War
Movie Review: The Voice of Hind Rajab
This is why I could never be a leader of a country. “Collateral damage” according to the war hawks in governments across the world is …
Movie Review: 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Mstyslav Chernov is making sure we don’t forget. His devastating incredible 20 Days in Mariupol showed us how a war starts, and how a city …
Movie Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash
I know, I know. Never doubt big Jim. All James Cameron does is produce giant movie spectacles for all the eye to see. The problem …
Movie Review: Sisu: Road to Revenge
In my Sisu review, I pointed out how making the Nazis the bad guys is the easiest way to draw sympathy from your hero. With …
Movie Review: A House of Dynamite
Boy did the pandemic really rattle Hollywood. Filmmakers have gone down all sorts of rabbit holes about growing distrust of institutions. Ari Aster showed how …
Movie Review: One Battle After Another
General [SPOILER ALERT] for One Battle After Another. See this amazing film, then read my review for what to this point is the best movie …
Movie Review: Warfare
The closest we’ve gotten to understanding modern warfare is The Hurt Locker. But even that film was more about the disillusionment of men during war, …
Movie Review: My Dead Friend Zoe
With a title like My Dead Friend Zoe, you know you’re setting the stage for a certain type of bring the tissues film. Suffice to …
Movie Review: The Brutalist
Movie Icarus, 2024 has arrived! Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist for a long time felt like it was going to be our next great American epic, …