Month: August 2017
Mudbound Explores the Ties That Bind America
Mudbound follows two families, the Jacksons and the McAllans, one black one white, in the Mississippi Delta who farm on the same land. Two sons from each respective family return to the Delta after serving in World War…
Read More »Good Time is Uniquely Unforgettable
Good Time follows Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) and his wild night on the streets of New York following a botched bank robbery that lands his mentally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) in jail. Desperate to get Nick out,…
Read More »Columbus Beautifully Examines the Pain of Dysfunctional Parenting
“You need to stop feeling bad.” “Yeah. So do you.” The son of a renowned architecture scholar Jin (John Cho) flies to Columbus, Indiana to be by his father’s side after he suddenly falls ill. While there, Jin…
Read More »The Hitman’s Bodyguard Satisfyingly Recalls Buddy-Cop Films of Yesteryear
After losing his career as a AAA-rated bodyguard for hire, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon by his ex-girlfriend Amelia Roussel (Elodie Yung) to protect prolific hitman, and witness in an upcoming trial at the International Court…
Read More »A Cure For Wellness Just Misses Being Great
In A Cure for Wellness, Mr. Lockhart (Dane DeHaan), an ambitious young Wall Streeter is sent to retrieve his company’s AWOL CFO from a remote medical facility in the Swiss Alps located at the former site of a…
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