Movie Review: Smile
A great marketing campaign can do wonders for a movie. The Blair Witch Project comes to mind: everyone thought that footage was real. So does …
Rob Morgan
Movie Review: Don’t Look Up
Adam McKay’s career has transformed into something really special. The curator of some of the funniest movies of the 2000s transitioned pretty seamlessly into America’s …
Movie Review: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
A very casual jazz/blues fan, I was familiar with the name Billie Holiday, but unfamiliar with her life or songs. I’ll say this at least …
Movie Review: The Photograph
It was a sad day when Nora Ephron passed away. Ephron wrote When Harry Met Sally, and basically ushered in the modern era of romantic …
Movie Review: Just Mercy
Not all movies should be nuanced character studies about morally complicated characters. Sometimes a movie is meant to shine a light on wonderful, driven people …
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 …
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 …