The Lost City of Z: Old Hollywood Returns for One Special Engagement
“You’ve come to doubt its existence.” “No. I only doubt it could provide the answers you seek from it.” The Lost City of Z delves into destiny and what effect pursuit of it can have on one’s life….
Read More »I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore: A Study of the Unfulfilled
“What are we doing, here in the world.” “Trying to be good…be better.” I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore follows Ruth, a woman deeply unsatisfied with her life (Melanie Lynskey). After her home is burglarized,…
Read More »Kong: Skull Island is a Ho-Hum Experience
Kong: Skull Island is pretty standard blockbuster fare. Lots of explosions, pretty good visuals, and simple plotline to follow. As is standard for post-Avengers blockbuster movies, this film is the second in a planned connected universe of “kaiju”…
Read More »Get Out: A Transcendent Film
Get Out follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams) as they travel to upstate New York to meet her parents Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford). The movie serves as an examination of racism…
Read More »Her: Love in the Age of Technology
“You know it’s..hard for sure. But there’s something that feels so good about sharing your life with somebody.” Her is a brilliant cinematic treatise on love in the age of technology and how human interaction has been affected…
Read More »Split is a Pleasant Surprise and Comeback Story
“We are glorious! We will no longer be afraid! Only through pain can you achieve your greatness! The impure are the untouched, the unburned, the unslain! Rejoice! The broken are more evolved. Rejoice.” Split is the story of…
Read More »Captain Fantastic: The Kids are Alright
Captain Fantastic follows Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), a far left survivalist who lives half off the grid, half off with his six children in the woods of Washington state. Ben raises and feeds his kids himself, educating them…
Read More »The Best Performances of 2016
The Oscars are approaching and in the spirit of awards season, below are CinemaBabel’s picks for the best performances of the year. Best Actor Ryan Gosling (La La Land) 2. Denzel Washington (Fences) 3. Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)…
Read More »The Best Films of 2016
Each year, I try to watch, at minimum 40 films, during the calendar year and rank them in the order from best to worst based on my opinion. I do this because: I love film So that readers…
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You Didn’t Understand Batman v Superman
This is a review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition At its core, Batman v Superman is a film about men who are haunted. Haunted by their pasts and their inability to change or atone…
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