Month: August 2018

Alpha is the Most Visually Stunning Film of the Year (So Far) with an Equally Beautiful Story of Compassion

“He leads with his heart. Not his spear.” Alpha is a historical fiction origin tale of the domestication of the first wolf by human hands. The film follows Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee), the son of Tau (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson),…

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Innovative, Thrilling, and Diverse, Searching is This Year’s Breath of Fresh Air at the Movies

In Searching, David Kim (John Cho) is left to pick up the pieces of his and his daughter Margot’s (Michelle La) lives following the death of his wife Pamela (Sara Sohn) from cancer. After going to a classmate’s home to…

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Crazy Rich Asians Critiques Image Consciousness While Expanding the Wonder of Film to a Wider Audience

In Crazy Rich Asians, Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is set to fly to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding) to attend his best friend’s wedding, and finally meet his family. On their way from New York to…

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BlacKkKlansman Focuses on the Enduring Duality of Being Both a Minority and an American

Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) was hired as the first African-American police officer for the Colorado Springs Police Department in the 1970s. After being promoted to the intelligence unit, Stallworth sets out to infiltrate the Colorado Springs chapter…

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Eighth Grade Presents the Familiar Emotional Turmoil of Adolescence

Eighth Grade brings its viewers into the life of rising high school freshman Kayla (Elsie Fisher) as she winds down her last year in middle school before embarking on her journey into high school. Kayla, who lives with…

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