Movie Review: Pain & Glory
Poor Pedro Almodovar. He’s clearly working his way through something bad in his life. You know how I know? Penelope Cruz is in this movie, …
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Movie Review: Ad Astra
I so wanted to laugh at Ad Astra as it sped towards its climax. Such is the power of James Gray. The underappreciated director finds …
Movie Review: Hustlers
What’s not to love about a Robin Hood story? Steal from the rich, give to the poor, great! Gotta love equalizers. Hustlers is the modern …
Movie Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Mark Twain is largely credited with writing the first great American novel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about a boy on the run having adventures …
Movie Review: Blinded By the Light
No matter how wide of a scope Bruce Springsteen has had for his career, I’ve gotta imagine that Pakistanis from Luton, England weren’t exactly his …
Movie Review: Luce
Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is at a constant war with himself, perpetually trying to figure out what other people are projecting onto him when they …
Movie Review: The Great Hack
Quality filmmaking has been slow coming to Netflix. They seem pretty content most of the time to make something cute and watchable, not caring how …
Movie Review: The Art of Self-Defense
If masculinity was “in crisis” when Fight Club came out, then it’s full on DEFCON 1 now. How are all these men coping with their …
Movie Review: The Farewell
Family dramas or comedies walk a very thin line. They can very easily become melodramatic, or boorishly broad and funny: a wacky aunt! a truth …
Movie Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Langston Hughes is mentioned in the middle of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. For those who don’t know, Hughes is one of the …