Movie Review: The Last First: Winter K2
The Last First: Winter K2 might as well be science fiction to me. Most documentaries of this sort are built to celebrate pushing the boundaries …
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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 …
Movie Review: The History of Concrete
One of my core beliefs is that at any time, any one is capable of surprising you. Mostly in a positive way, underlying a depth …
Movie Review: Forgotten Island
What an unfortunate title. In the upcoming fall with 3 very exciting animated releases already, Forgotten Island feels a bit like it got “dumped” before …
Movie Review: If I Go Will They Miss Me
The best book I’ve ever read was Crime and Punishment. It sucks you in with the thrills initially, but then slowly reveals itself to be …
Movie Review: The Weight
Ethan Hawke is the good kind of self aware actor we want in Hollywood. He’s aware of his strengths and weaknesses, and has wonderful, open …
Movie Review: Resident Evil (2026)
2026 was already a banner year for the video game movie. Specifically when it comes to quality. Iron Lung started the trend. Exit 8 and …
Movie Review: Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger
If you grew up in the 1990s and cared about British music in any capacity, there was no escaping Oasis. For me, they were the …
Movie Review: Teenage Wasteland
And so completes Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s “high school documenatry as a microcosm of America” trilogy. I’m still workshopping the name. But after clearly …
Movie Review: Dreams in Nightmares
Now I’ve definitely never seen a road trip like this one before. That’s the joy of a movie like Dreams in Nightmares: using a familiar …