Movie Review: Close-Knit
Black Panther. Love, Simon. The Force Awakens. It’s wonderful when you can see someone like you in a movie. Representation is a perennial struggle in …
2017
Movie Review: I Am Not Your Negro
Martin Luther King. Malcolm X. Medgar Evers. These are names most people get taught in high school about Civil Rights and the African American experience …
Movie Review: Brad’s Status
Brad’s Status is proof Ben Stiller has aged like a fine wine. Not quite the silly funnyman he used to be, Stiller has actually under …
Movie Review: Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 3 goes the way of comedy sequels or an actual a capella performance. You’re excited at the beginning, and then things start repeating. …
Movie Review: Phantom Thread
There’s no way for me to talk about Phantom Thread without discussing the plot, so [SPOILER ALERT] for anyone who wants to see this film. …
Movie Review: Mudbound
Netflix is so puzzling. It’s pushing Bright as its first foray into big blockbuster filmmaking, hoping it will be a critical and commercial success. That …
Movie Review: The Post
Despite the thoughts of the current President, The Washington Post is one of the great newspapers reporting news to the world today. However, that was …
Movie Review: Molly’s Game
Molly’s Game is Aaron Sorkin’s first time sitting in the director’s chair. Sorkin is primarily known as a writer, penning some of the greatest TV …
Movie Review: Darkest Hour
In American circles, Winston Churchill does not get enough credit for the role he played in World War II. Americans like to see themselves as …
Movie Review: Bright
David Ayer is one of my most hot and cold running directors in the biz. When his scripts are well thought out, there’s a depth …