Tag: Social Commentary
Get Out: A Transcendent Film
Get Out follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams) as they travel to upstate New York to meet her parents Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford). The movie serves as an examination of racism…
Read More »Her: Love in the Age of Technology
“You know it’s..hard for sure. But there’s something that feels so good about sharing your life with somebody.” Her is a brilliant cinematic treatise on love in the age of technology and how human interaction has been affected…
Read More »The Neon Demon: The Cost of Beauty
The Neon Demon is directed by Nicholas Winding Refn and follows Jesse (Elle Fanning) who moves to Los Angeles as a 16 year old to pursue modeling. As she becomes successful, she faces the wrath of other aspiring…
Read More »The Lobster: On Free Will and Searching for Love
The Lobster is a dark comedy/drama set in a dystopian near future where single people are assigned to stay in The Hotel where there must find a mate of similar characteristics within 45 days. If they fail, they…
Read More »Green Room Continues A24’s Streak of Greatness
“Been Steph Curry wit the shot.” – Drake A24 is a relatively new, independent studio that released its first film in 2013 and has been on a Steph Curry like hot streak for the past three years. They…
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You Didn’t Understand Batman v Superman
This is a review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition At its core, Batman v Superman is a film about men who are haunted. Haunted by their pasts and their inability to change or atone…
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