Petite Maman: If You Could Ask Your Young Mother a Question, What Would It Be? (Toronto International Film Festival)
The relationship between parent and child can be a roller coaster, particularly during a child’s formative years when their emotions are strong but their life experience is thin. Throughout our young lives there are moments where we all…
Read More »The Last Duel Powerfully Probes Main Character Syndrome and When Truth Gets Subjective
Everyone has their own version of how the events in their daily lives play out. This is a natural part of the human experience, but one that has become even more prevalent in the social media age with…
Read More »A Hero Masterfully Paints a Frustratingly True to Life Portrait of a Cynical World (Middleburg Film Festival)
Societal distrust feels as though it’s as high as it’s ever been. People analyze their neighbors in bad faith, believing the worst of them and their intentions while social media and the fourth estate itself follow suit, looking…
Read More »Licorice Pizza is an Ode to Young Love That Teaches Universal Lessons For Any Age
Coming of age stories can teach us a lot about human behavior and the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson is no exception. Licorice Pizza takes us to the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s as Gary Valentine (Cooper…
Read More »Top Films of 2021
2021 started as a year with promise. We were finally going to be on the other side of the pandemic once COVID-19 vaccines were available and a form of post-pandemic normalcy would begin to be established. And it…
Read More »Jockey Takes a Meditative Look at Life Transitions (Sundance Film Festival)
Realizing that one has arrived at a crossroads in their life where what existed and what they knew before is coming to close is a frightening prospect that we all just face one day. We take for granted…
Read More »Cyrano’s Performances and Dynamic Score Create a Treat for Fans of Musicals (Middleburg Film Festival)
In late 2019, Erica Schmidt wrote and directed an Off Broadway adaptation of Cyrano that starred her husband, Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage. After its successful run, the musical has been brought to the big screen by…
Read More »The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Masterpiece Adaptation That Melds Theatre and Stage
Adaptations of the works of William Shakespeare feel almost as old as the Bard of Avon himself at this point. Many a filmmaker has tried their hand at providing their own twist to his timeless stories and Joel…
Read More »Nightmare Alley is a Rich Visual Homage to Noir But Misses Del Toro’s Charm
Four years after his surprising Best Picture win at the Academy Awards for The Shape of Water, director Guillermo Del Toro returns to the big screen with a bit of a departure from his usual fare based in…
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Scream is the Perfect Bridge Between Old and New
Scream takes us back to the town of Woodsboro, CA 26 years after the brutal murders that started it all. Now, a new Ghostface killer has appeared who seems to be targeting people related to the original killers…
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