Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman is the first great film of the Trump era, showcasing how America suppresses other cultures into feeling numb over certain issues, how one man tried to take on the racist regime of the police from the inside, and the fatality of it all. Blackkklansman opens with the iconic wide shot from Gone … Continue reading Unapologetic & Insanely Vital: Blackkklansman Review
Mission Impossible: Fallout is the year’s most beautifully made film. Christopher McQuarrie's direction is air tight, the score by Lorne Balfe is John Williams level good, Tom Cruise is flawless and as commendable as ever, and Rob Hardy's cinematography is Oscar worthy. That being said, it’s unfortunately one of the most painfully obvious spy thrillers … Continue reading Why Mission Impossible: Fallout Succeeds yet Disappoints
Call Me By Your Name is a very conflicting movie. On one hand, it has some of the most iconic scenes of the year such as; Armie Hammer dancing to Love My Way, the juicy peach scene, and a kiss that HAS to win the MTV movie award for best kiss. On the other hand....it … Continue reading A Tender yet Smoldering Romance: Call Me By Your Name Review
The opening of 'mother!' should tell you enough about what you’re about to witness for the next 2 hours. It's filled with unrelenting and downright disgusting visuals that will make you question everything you have seen. There’s no subtlety in it. It’s weird. It’s unapologetically in your face. If that doesn’t get you prepared for it, nothing … Continue reading Why I Loved Darren Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’
There are films that move you because of how sad they are. Then there are films that move you because for a fleeting moment, you felt part of a world that wasn't your own. The images on screen became a new reality and the characters living in that reality became people you truly cared about. That … Continue reading The Best Directorial Debut of the Year: Columbus Review
Once upon a time, a charming serpent showed Adam and Eve what temptation was like. How it rots your innocence and can lead to sin... The Beguiled is what happens when you let a seemingly harmless snake into your world and what happens when you allow that snake to start charming you... Sofia Coppola’s bravura slow burn … Continue reading Sofia Coppola’s Masterpiece: The Beguiled Review
Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver is the story of a tight lipped young man who drowns out his tinnitus with a wide variety of killer tunes. He is also a mean getaway driver and goes by the name Baby and falls in love with the world’s sweetest waitress. Baby Driver has been praised to me since … Continue reading Charm, Cars, & Killer Tunes: Baby Driver Review
When the lights went up, I looked over to my girlfriend, there were tears in her eyes but joy was written all over her face. This is the look of inspiration. Her eyes glued to the screen, the look of shock and amazement when she saw that a woman directed one of her favorite films, and … Continue reading Why Wonder Woman is the most important film of the year so far
I'm a huge fan of the first Guardians. I saw it three times in theaters, spread the gospel of Star-Lord and his space misfits to my whole family, and had the soundtrack on repeat like so many other fans. Now almost three years later, I'm in a totally different place in my life than I … Continue reading An Unexpectedly Depressing but Awesome Sequel: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Review
DISCLAIMER: This is not a plea to continue whitewashing and we are in no way celebrating intolerance. This is not a piece to be used to further hateful rhetoric. This week, the American live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell hits the big screen and lots of great vitriol has come out about the casting of Scarlett … Continue reading Ghost in the Shell: An Unwarranted Controversy(?)
