Tag: 2023
Polite Society Highlights Sisterhood and its Cinematic Influences (Sundance Film Festival)
Polite Society follows Ria Khan (Priya Kansara), a London schoolgirl who dreams of using her martial artist training to become a stuntwoman. Her sister Lena (Ritu Arya) is a fellow creative enrolled in art school who helps Ria…
Read More »Air is an Old School Crowd Pleasure about Shooting for the Stars
Air retells the story of the endorsement deal that changed fashion and sports when Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) worked within the running shoe athletic company Nike to put all their chips on the table in pursuit of incoming NBA…
Read More »A Thousand and One is an Impressive, Twisty Look at Family Amidst Poverty and Struggle (Sundance Film Festival)
A Thousand and One finds us alongside Inez (Teyana Taylor), a young woman moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. As a result of her situation, she has lost her 6-year-old son Terry (portrayed as…
Read More »John Wick Chapter 4 Continues the Action Franchise Ascent Into Greatness, Legend
The John Wick series infamously began as a small scale movie that was the verge of being put straight to DVD/on-demand into perhaps the best action film franchise of its time. As movie franchises grow in success and number, it…
Read More »Scream VI Leans Into Its Meta-Ness and Largely Succeeds
Following the success of last year’s reboot “re-quel” Scream (2022), our core four new generation of terrified teens is back. This time, Tara (Jenna Ortega), Sam (Melissa Barrera), Chad (Mason Gooding), and Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) are all…
Read More »Knock at the Cabin is an Engrossing Thriller That Asks Some Existential Questions
Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to the big screen with his latest film Knock at the Cabin. While couple Andrew (Ben Aldridge) and Eric (Jonathan Groff) are vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods with their young…
Read More »When You Finish Saving The World Shows Jesse Eisenberg’s Potential, and Flaws, Behind The Camera (Sundance Film Festival)
After spending years as a talented actor, Jesse Eisenberg makes his debut as a director after also penning the script for his entry behind the camera. Assisting him in telling the story of this family drama is the…
Read More »Infinity Pool is an Insane, Psychedelic Portrait of a Man Trying to Regain Control of His Life (Sundance Film Festival)
The world in which we currently live has left meaning of us feeling empty, alone, and unsure of ourselves. People are more anxious than ever as we deal with rising inflation, expensive housing, increasing layoffs, and general uncertainty…
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Chevalier is a By-The-Numbers Biopic Saved By Its Cast
Chevalier sets out to tell the true tale of Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), the illegitimate son of an African slave named Nanon (Ronke Adekoluejo) and French plantation owner George Bologne (Jim High). After his father recognizes his…
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