Rye Lane (2023)
“Everyone has a mess.” Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you’re the unwilling and unwitting recipient. It’s messy, confusing, sometimes even literally debilitating. Rye Lane understands these push […]
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Babylon (2022)
“Welcome to the wonderful world of sound.” Years ago, during my stint as a barfly, I remember my older brother once taking our local haunt’s last call special: everything that […]
The 2023 Academy Awards: Thoughts and Predictions
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: The Oscars love a comeback story, and I’m not sure there’s one more indicative of the Academy’s push for more racial inclusion than Ke […]
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
“Every rejection, every disappointment, has led you here. To this moment. Don’t let anything distract you from it.” The family laundry business is no longer profitable in Everything Everywhere All […]
Shotgun Wedding (2023)
“I wanna be romantic but not too corny.” As predictable as it is forgettable, Shotgun Wedding is a new and heavily formulaic streaming option that never knows what it wants to […]
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
“Maybe he just doesn’t like you anymore.” The first shot of The Banshees of Inisherin is intentional, and it has more soul and purpose than the rest of this picture does […]
You People (2023)
“We really do live in two worlds. There’s no escaping it.” You People should have worked. It has a solid pedigree, features actors with great comedic and dramatic chops, and is […]
Your Place or Mine (2023)
“I hope you find what you’re looking for.” A quick glimpse into 2003 introduces us to Peter (Ashton Kutcher) and Debbie (Reese Witherspoon), awkwardly hooking up after a night out […]
The Menu (2022)
“We’ll endeavor to make your evening as pleasant as possible.” Full of folly and fear and glazed with the false pursuit of confectionary perfection, The Menu is fun fodder worth chewing […]
The Whale (2022)
“What are you sorry about?” The Whale is a film that’s packed full of feeling. Sadness and regret, hatred and sorrow, love and longing. It’s all in there front and […]
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