Movie Review: The Birth of a Nation
The original Birth of a Nation was America’s first film blockbuster; however, it is now best remembered as a film that romanticized the Ku Klux …
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Movie Review: American Honey
Andrea Arnold likes writing movies about poor young people trying to achieve their even small dreams. Despite their misguided worldview, Arnold’s British characters contain some …
Movie Review: The Girl on the Train
Gone Girl took the world by storm last year. Rosamund Pike joined the ranks of great femme fatales, and Batfleck and David Fincher made that …
Movie Review: Deepwater Horizon
I remember being pretty pissed, like everyone else, at the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010. All those poor animals covered in oil, the video of …
Movie Review: Queen of Katwe
Disney has a very disconcerting history when it comes to racial understanding. Their past movies about such non-white groups heavily relied on stereotyping and a …
Movie Review: The Magnificent Seven
I wouldn’t say I was eagerly anticipating a Magnificent Seven Remake, but I wasn’t dreading it. I mean, the original came out 56 years ago. …
Movie Review: Sully
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is a professional pilot. Tom Hanks is a professional actor. And Clint Eastwood is a professional director. It’s pretty obvious then that …
Movie Review: Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water puts the Western through the 2008 financial crisis ringer. Turns out the combination creates a potent story set in a desolate …
Movie Review: Southside With You
Walking and talking meet cutes are no longer the sole domain of Richard Linklater. Southside With You is the story of the Obama’s meet cute. …
Movie Review: Don’t Breathe
I didn’t. At All. Not once. You won’t either. Don’t Breathe is a test of your endurance for how long you can hold your breath …