Tag: Diverse
The Old Guard 2 is a Serviceable, Slight Regression From Its Predecessor
The Old Guard was a pleasant surprise when it was released on Netflix in 2020, introducing a team of immortal assassins who traveled the world saving people before finding a new recruit and helping her navigate eternal life….
Read More »F1 is a High Octane Throwback Action Film
Fresh off the overwhelming success of the 2022 legacy sequel Top Gun Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski is back with another high octane action film set in the world of sports. Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was a hot shot,…
Read More »Materialists Approaches Modern Dating with Sentiment
If you’ve spent even two seconds on social media, you’ve been made aware that modern day struggles with the dating scene are top of mind for countless people. Debates over who pays, which sex brings what to the…
Read More »Vampires and Spirits: Sinners Keeps You Entertained From Dusk Till Dawn
Director Ryan Coogler has been on a hot streak in movie theaters essentially from his very first feature, 2013’s Fruitvale Station, through his last film Black Panther Wakanda Forever, the followup to his monumental hit Black Panther in…
Read More »Mickey 17 is Thematically Ambitious to a Fault, but Still Entertains
Writer/director Bong Joon Ho vaulted into the mainstream consciousness with the success of 2019’s Parasite, winner of four Academy awards including Best Picture, the first international feature to do so. With that momentum in mind, his return to…
Read More »Heart Eyes Has Cult Classic, Franchise Potential
We’ve seen an influx of holiday themed horror slashers in recent years and the production team behind the Scream franchise revival Spyglass Media is trying their hands at one centered around the ultimate romantic holiday. In Heart Eyes,…
Read More »Magnetic Performances Make Unstoppable The Feel Good Film of 2024 (Middleburg Film Festival)
Based on a true story, Unstoppable introduces us to high school wrestler Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who lives with his mother Judy (Jennifer Lopez), stepfather Rick (Bobby Canavale), and his siblings. Anthony has dreams of wrestling on the…
Read More »Wicked Mostly Hits Its Marks
Following decades of popularity after its Broadway debut, the stage play Wicked, based on a 1995 novel, is finally making its way to the big screen courtesy of Crazy Rich Asians director John M. Chu. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo)…
Read More »Nightbitch is an Entertaining, Revelatory Exploration of the Pressures of Motherhood (Middleburg Film Festival)
Following lots of hype surrounding Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel coming to the big screen and the potential of a performance from Amy Adams finally garnering her an Oscar, the trailer for Marielle Heller’s new film Nightbitch deflated a…
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Eddington is Overstuffed and Unfocused
Ari Aster has been one of the hottest new names in the director’s chair following the success of 2018’s Hereditary and 2019’s Midsommar. Following the divisive Beau is Afraid released in 2023 (Martin Scorsese loved it at least),…
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