Rogue One Catapults into Star Wars Lore
Following the announcement of Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise and subsequent announcement of Star Wars anthology films to accompany sequels to the main saga, there was much speculation over whether there existed an audience…
Read More »Fences: A Glance Toward the Past
For me, Fences is an interesting delve into how the Greatest Generation raised their children and families, particularly black families. Fences follows Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Troy is a former star baseball…
Read More »Natalie Portman Shines in Jackie
Jackie is a peek through the looking glass of a woman struggling to juggle keeping her composure through the sudden and tragic death of her husband for the sake those around her and dealing with her own grief…
Read More »The Dreamers in La La Land
“Here’s to the ones who dream Foolish as they may seem” – Emma Stone La La Land entered its opening weekend to much hype and expectations. The film seems headed to a showdown with the equally hyped Moonlight…
Read More »On Regret: Nocturnal Animals
“This is the number one rule for your set In order to survive, gotta learn to live with regrets And through our travels we get separated, never forget In order to survive, gotta learn to live with regrets”…
Read More »Melodramatic by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea is the second high profile film this awards season dealing with recovery from loss and heartbreak. Unlike Nocturnal Animals, this much hyped entry from Kenneth Lonergan doesn’t have a story or characters that really…
Read More »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…
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