Tag: Social Commentary
Scream is the Perfect Bridge Between Old and New
Scream takes us back to the town of Woodsboro, CA 26 years after the brutal murders that started it all. Now, a new Ghostface killer has appeared who seems to be targeting people related to the original killers…
Read More »The Last Duel Powerfully Probes Main Character Syndrome and When Truth Gets Subjective
Everyone has their own version of how the events in their daily lives play out. This is a natural part of the human experience, but one that has become even more prevalent in the social media age with…
Read More »A Hero Masterfully Paints a Frustratingly True to Life Portrait of a Cynical World (Middleburg Film Festival)
Societal distrust feels as though it’s as high as it’s ever been. People analyze their neighbors in bad faith, believing the worst of them and their intentions while social media and the fourth estate itself follow suit, looking…
Read More »Red Rocket is a Black Comedy Entertaining Enough to Mask The Stench of Its Protagonist (Middleburg Film Festival)
In life, we run into people of all varieties. Some are nicer than others, some smarter than others, but everyone just wants their piece of the pie. In chasing success, some people take a path that’s more morally…
Read More »West Side Story’s Technical Prowess and New Generation Talent Don’t Outweigh Its Overfamiliarity
Remaking art that the public loves is always a tall task, much less when the art being reimagined is universally hailed as a classic. If anyone is capable of tackling such a challenge, it would be legendary director…
Read More »King Richard is the Perfect Family Film and Depiction of Parental Determination (Middleburg Film Festival)
The job of a parent is to do anything they can to ensure the safety and future success of their children. In the world of entertainment, the parents who take this task to the extreme with micromanaging and…
Read More »The Power of the Dog, the Crushing Weight of Societal Expectations (Middleburg Film Festival)
Expectations can lead many people down a path of ruin and pain. Sometimes these expectations are self inflicted, other times they come from our families, but perhaps the heaviest expectations of all are those placed upon us through…
Read More »Belfast is an All-Encompassing Family Drama and One of 2021’s Best (Middleburg Film Festival)
At times, our world today feels as if it’s on the precipice of completely splintering. People feel more separated than they have in a long time with a growing number of people in the United States feeling as…
Read More »Last Night in Soho is a Stylish Modern Horror Movie with Some Substance
Popular director Edgar Wright makes his return to the big screen with Last Night in Soho, promising to bring Wright’s cool, funny, hip style to the horror genre this time. Last Night in Soho introduces us to Ellie (Thomasin…
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Fresh Feels Derivative and Heavy Handed but Still Entertains (Sundance Film Festival)
Horror films with heavy social commentary and themes have been all the rage over the past decade with some abhorring the so-called “elevated horror” tag these films have been slapped with. Fresh follows this era of horror’s styling,…
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