Month: October 2017

Call Me By Your Name Remembers First Love and Heartbreak

Call Me By Your Name takes us to Northern Italy in 1983 as Elio (‎Timothée Chalamet) spends the summer with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg) and mother (Amira Casar) as his father’s research assistant Oliver (Armie Hammer) comes to…

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Battle of the Sexes is Timely and Entertaining

“Times change. You should know, you just changed them.” Battle of the Sexes brings to life the lead up to one of the most watched sporting events of all-time, the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma…

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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Examines the Taboos that Have Always Been

“We are a fantasy but we have to live in reality. And in this world, in these lives, love does not matter.” Professor Marston and the Wonder Women introduces us to Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton…

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Blade Runner 2049 Remains Faithful to the Original While Making Its Own Mark

“We’re all just looking out for something real.” While conducting his duties of hunting and “retiring” the genetically engineered humanoid workforce known as replicants, Blade Runner K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon an old secret that his bosses desperately…

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The Florida Project is Powerfully Topical, Cementing Director Sean Baker’s Greatness

“Look at you and your daughter. No wonder you’re in this situation” The Florida Project documents one summer at a cluster of budget motels in Orlando, FL. At the center of the film is Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), a…

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