Life (2017)
“We never trained for this.” Much to the detriment of the story’s squandered B-movie material, Life takes itself far too seriously, and in direct contrast to that solemn approach, is oblivious of […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Toni Erdmann (2016)
“Do you want to ruin me or what?” The opening scene of Toni Erdmann sets out to test our patience. A delivery man rings a doorbell and waits. Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) finally answers, surprised […]
Power Rangers (2017)
“You must become those warriors.” I should begin by saying that this franchise was a formative piece of my youth. Fighting the backyard utility box with a wood pole. Jumping […]
Silence (2016)
“It fascinates me. I feel such great love for it.” Martin Scorcese’s long-gestating latest is a film experience quite unlike any other I’ve ever had. It’s grueling, unshakably powerful and spiritually […]
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
“Who could ever learn to love a beast?” There’s a reason that the 1991 Disney film was the only animated movie ever nominated for Best Picture up until the category […]
Tower (2016)
“It was just a whole different world.” Not only do history books serve as a memory bank and an archive of the past, but more often than not they also […]
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
“That was an unconventional encounter.” In more ways than one, Kong: Skull Island serves as a direct counterpoint to 2014’s dark and grounded Godzilla. This is an extremely loud film, both in its levels […]
Before I Fall (2017)
“So much time you can bathe in it. So much time you can waste it.” The real shocking thing about Before I Fall is that unlike most movies and dissimilar from most people, […]
Logan (2017)
“Seeing you like this just breaks my damn heart.” I remember the first time I was spanked as a child. My dad didn’t want to, and it definitely hurt, but […]
Paterson (2016)
“We have plenty of matches in our house. We keep them on hand always.” Many modern movies go for a flashy sense of pageantry, prancing around with their breasts upturned to […]
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