Tag: Social Commentary
The Long Walk Highlights Modern Day Cultural Issues
One of Stephen King’s earliest works finally makes it to the big screen in the latest film adaptation of the legendary scribe. In The Long Walk, a group of young male teens who inhabit a dystopian, post-war America…
Read More »Splitsville is Zany, Topical, but Only Mildly Entertaining
In Splitsville, Cary (Kyle Marvin) believes he leads the idyllic life, married to a beautiful woman he loves named Ashley (Adria Arjona) who he will spending the rest of his life with, his world view is shattered though…
Read More »Sorry, Baby is a Character Study on Processing Trauma
Sorry, Baby introduces us to Agnes (Eva Victor), a graduate student preparing to finish her thesis in a small college town while nurturing her longtime friendship with Lydie (Naomi Ackie). While finishing her studies, Agnes has a traumatic…
Read More »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),…
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 »Companion is Much More Than an AI Android Retread
The past decade or so has seen many films tackle the issue of our rapidly evolving technology the seemingly inevitable development of android companions powered by artificial intelligence. From Her to Ex Machina to M3gan, the morality of…
Read More »Death of a Unicorn Underwhelms Despite Potential
In many ways, America and much of the developed world, is currently in the midst of an ethical crisis. As tech companies continue to move toward perfecting artificial intelligence, even as concerns loom regarding a potential shrinkage of…
Read More »Magazine Dreams: A Fitting Portrait of Male Fragility and Redemption (Sundance Film Festival)
Jonathan Majors was on the cusp of stardom and seemed headed for his first Oscar nomination before an incident in the streets of New York City made his persona non grata in mainstream film circles, cost him his Marvel Cinematic…
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…
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Him Turns the Ball Over on Downs
Football, fame, and greatness. These are some of things an aspiring professional athlete is pursuing in a new horror film from Universal. Him introduces us to Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers), the next big thing at quarterback preparing to…
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