Movie Review: The Salesman
Asghar Farhadi is in the current director pantheon, in my opinion. Farhadi, Richard Linklater, Park Chan-wook, and Adam McKay are on the Mt. Rushmore of …
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Movie Review: Paterson
It’s really hard to tell a story about a normal person where nothing happens to them. Only Richard Linklater can make movies about nothing that …
Movie Review: The Founder
I spent a lot of the last few years traveling. Yet, I never really got very homesick? How is that possible? Is Europe just that …
Movie Review: Split
(A Generic SPOILER ALERT is warranted, it’s best to go into this movie fresh) Remember the days when M. Night Shyamalan was revered for his …
Movie Review: Back to the Future
Generic [SPOILER ALERT] Time Travel as a concept is great for storytelling. Screenwriters must love the chance to weave twisty, crazy stories that double back …
Movie Review: The Big Green
I personally think we’re overdue for a look at kids sports movies on the big screen. Movies like the Mighty Ducks, The Sandlot, or Little …
Movie Review: Requiem for a Dream
Generic [SPOILER ALERT] Make no mistake: drugs can consume people in such a way that not only is their life destroyed, but the lives …
Movie Review: Pulp Fiction
A generic [SPOILER ALERT] Few directors have as much sustained success as Quentin Tarantino. The man is 8 for 8 on directorial efforts, with each …
Movie Review: Patriot’s Day
I distinctly remember much of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent pursuit of the Tsarnaev brothers. It culminated in that great David Ortiz speech at …
Movie Review: 20th Century Women
A24 and Annapurna are the most intriguing movie financing/distribution companies out there right now. So my interest in 20th Century Women went up 20% simply …