Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
“If you must blink, do it now.” From the onset, Kubo and the Two Strings uses the above quote to command our immediate attention, and by the time it’s through we’re left […]
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Don’t Breathe (2016)
“If we do this right, we never have to do it again.” We start at the end. Rocky (Jane Levy) is being dragged down a desolate Detroit street by her […]
The 10 Most Overlooked Summer Movies
While the season technically isn’t over more than three weeks into September, with schools already in session and Labor Day on the horizon, we can go ahead and chalk up summer 2016. […]
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
“Music has been and is my life.” What an absolutely abysmal, ingratiating, self-righteous film this one is. Florence Foster Jenkins somehow unfolds both slowly and abruptly, similar to the worst American Idol audition […]
War Dogs (2016)
“It’s chaos here.” If War Dogs is to be considered a chaotic film, or even a little shady in its motivations, then one must at least try to scrutinize to what effect […]
Life, Animated (2016)
“All of a sudden, at 3 years-old, Owen vanishes.” We all want to be understood. That doesn’t necessarily mean we agree on every topic, let alone very many at all. […]
Pete’s Dragon (2016)
“You’re very brave.” Here is one of 2016’s most beautifully captured films, itself an ode to the joys of fever pitch childhood summers and a testament to the power of […]
Sausage Party (2016)
“He’s flawed, as are we all.” Well, Sausage Party certainly is insanely ambitious, as well as deserving of a harsh reproach. It asks not if walls could talk, but if the food […]
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
“A big bag with a lot of holes in it.” It’s hard to say anything negative about Hunt for the Wilderpeople. The film’s quite funny, well-directed, full of entertaining performances. But for […]
Captain Fantastic (2016)
“Last night, Mommy killed herself. She finally did it.” Acting on behalf of the wise words from Tolkien, “not all those who wander are lost,” Captain Fantastic places absolute and unquestioned […]
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