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Both Sides of the Blade Has Good Performances But Still Feels Slightly Disappointing
“When you love someone it never really goes away.” Another collaboration between director Claire Denis and Juliette Binochet, with 2021 sensation Titane’s Vincent Lindon added to the mix, sounds enticing enough for any film fanatic to give a…
Read More »Resurrection Has Decent Psychological Thrills, but Rebecca Hall is the Clear Raison d’Etre (Sundance Film Festival)
Unresolved trauma can have an indelible effect on someone’s life even if they appear to have it all together on the surface. A new film starring Rebecca Hall uses the psychological thriller to examine just how extensively our…
Read More »Jordan Peele’s Ability to Convey Fear and Dread Hit The Mark, but the Thematic Exploration? Nope.
Writer/director/producer Jordan Peele is back in theaters with his much awaited third film, Nope. One of the few name brand directors left in Hollywood, audiences are eager to see his latest horror thriller reuniting him with Academy Award winner…
Read More »Elvis’ Compelling Story Gets Lost in the Recreation of His Flashy Style
There is a lot of responsibility when telling the story of a beloved historical figure. Director Baz Luhrmann has accepted this challenge in depicting the life of perhaps one of the two most famous and celebrated musicians in…
Read More »Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack Charm in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Sundance Film Festival)
Self-discovery is usually something that we associate with young adulthood, a time for exploration and finding out what makes us tick and what we like. But certain cultural mores and life’s roadblocks bring some to this point later…
Read More »Cha Cha Real Smooth is Charming and Effective (Sundance Film Festival)
The first foray into adulthood has always been a fraught time for human beings and our current generation of young adults are no different. The latest film from writer/director/actor Cooper Raiff takes a tender look at a young…
Read More »Men Has Something to Say Without Saying Anything New at All
Director Alex Garland has quickly established himself as a skillful writer/director of science fiction with films such as Ex Machina and Annihilation. He makes his anticipated return to the big screen, this time returning to the horror genre….
Read More »On The Count of Three Melds Humor and a Serious Examination of Depression and Hopelessness in Thrilling Fashion (Sundance Film Festival)
We currently live in a time where people nationwide are struggling through a myriad of problems, from financial to mental to a combination of many issues. These hard times are leading many on a path toward self destruction…
Read More »The Northman Balances Dense Story and Gory Action in an Exciting, Visually Impressive Action Flick
Robert Eggers has been on a critically acclaimed run the past few years with films like The Witch and The Lighthouse, art house indies with dense stories featuring notable performances from great actors. While critical darlings, these films…
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Emily The Criminal Tensely Covers All the Bases of the Socioeconomic Plight of Millennials (Sundance Film Festival)
The plight of the Millennial generation is an oft discussed and written about topic in media. Having lived through world changing events, multiple recessions and economic catastrophes, and faced with an uncertain ecological future, the struggles these now…
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