Month: December 2018
A Visual Milestone, Aquaman Feels Like Our First International Superhero Film
Aquaman follows the archetypal “man without a country”, that man in this film being Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), a super-powered half human, half Atlantean also known to the world as the superhero Aquaman. Arthur’s genetic homeland of Atlantis…
Read More »Roma Examines The Societal Barriers That Separate Women and What Can Unite Them
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “We are alone. No matter what they tell you, we women, we are always alone.” Roma follows a wealthy family and their nanny Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) in 1970s Mexico City as both try to…
Read More »Cold War Depicts an All-Too Common Tainted Love Affair
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “You’re the drug running through my veins……and the crash right after.” Cold War follows the relationship between two Polish lovers, Zula (Joanna Kulig) and Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) in postwar Europe. The pair embark upon…
Read More »The Favourite Explores The Nexus of Power, Sex, and Love
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** The Favourite finds us in 18th century England during a time of war with the French. Leading England at this time is Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), a sick and impressionable queen lacking self confidence,…
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Much Like Its Setting, Green Book Feels Like a Backward Glance at a Bygone Era
Green Book follows a 1962 concert tour through the south for Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class black pianist being chauffeured for the duration by Tony “Lip” Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), a tough, boisterous bouncer with mob ties…
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