Movie Review: Origin
I wish more filmmakers were as bold as Ava DuVernay. Since Selma, DuVernay has grown more and more ambitious with her projects, tying modern policing …
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Movie Review: American Fiction
Through entertainment, American audiences have become accustomed to 3 types of stories about African-Americans: either they’re slaves, Civil rights fighters, or super poor, pregnant, drug …
Movie Review: The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch is a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The movie based on the book feels like an outline Donna Tartt gave herself before she …
Movie Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
I really had high hopes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette. Cate Blanchett, one of the best actors of her era: great! Richard Linklater, one of …
Movie Review: The Godfather
A general [SPOILER ALERT] for a movie from 1972… It’s a shame for most younger viewers, The Godfather is just a meme. I’ve been around …
Movie Review: Gone Girl
David Fincher is one of the most talented and stylized directors working today. His movies, no matter the subject matter, elevate whatever source material Fincher …
Movie Review: The Maze Runner
2/3 of the way through, The Maze Runner was beyond impressive. In fact, it was very near the peak of the young adult dystopia films: …
Movie Review: A Walk Among the Tombstones
Liam Neeson’s recent fare falls under two categories: thriller or revenge flick. A Walk Among the Tombstones is being cast as a revenge flick, but …
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is on the short list of the greatest American novels of all time. It is a stunning portrayal of the highs and …
Movie Review: Anna Karenina
Every generation, Anna Karenina gets remade because of its brilliant dissection of passion vs. society’s rules. People are drawn to Anna’s tragic situation of loving …