Author: Garrett Eberhardt
The Birth of a Nation and Missed Opportunity
I enjoyed this film. I’m really interested to see if it sparks any conversations around Blacks and Christianity; the film has HEAVY religious connotations and really delves into the duality of the Christian experience for blacks (it being…
Read More »Florence Foster Jenkins: A Pleasant Surprise
I went into Florence Foster Jenkins expecting to dislike it. I expected a bland, cliched, high brow film designed to bait yet another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep, as if she’s entitled to one with every performance, as…
Read More »The Accountant Calculates a Quality Action Formula
The Accountant is a quality, albeit straightforward, action film that has good actors and a story that keeps you interested throughout. The reveal of the villain pulling the strings of it all was a little transparent (I figured…
Read More »The Witch: Performances Outpace Plot
The Witch is a horror period piece that follows a religious family that has been exiled from their puritan community and into the woods to survive on their own. As they struggle to find food and resources, the…
Read More »The Lobster: On Free Will and Searching for Love
The Lobster is a dark comedy/drama set in a dystopian near future where single people are assigned to stay in The Hotel where there must find a mate of similar characteristics within 45 days. If they fail, they…
Read More »Green Room Continues A24’s Streak of Greatness
“Been Steph Curry wit the shot.” – Drake A24 is a relatively new, independent studio that released its first film in 2013 and has been on a Steph Curry like hot streak for the past three years. They…
Read More »The Invitation: A Thrilling Intersection of Grief and Paranoia
The Invitation follows Will (Logan Marshall-Green) and a group of friends that haven’t seen each other since tragedy Will and his ex-wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard) two years prior. Eden invites her ex and their old friends to a…
Read More »Sing Street Sets a New Standard for the Coming of Age Film
“For our art, Cosmo. You can never do anything by half. Do you understand that?” Sing Street is a story about a high school boy in 1980s Dublin, Ireland named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who decides to start a…
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The Neon Demon: The Cost of Beauty
The Neon Demon is directed by Nicholas Winding Refn and follows Jesse (Elle Fanning) who moves to Los Angeles as a 16 year old to pursue modeling. As she becomes successful, she faces the wrath of other aspiring…
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