The Last Letter From Your Lover (2021)
“We had our chance.” Well crafted, well acted, and very well written, the unabashedly and hopelessly romantic The Last Letter From Your Lover tells a tale that’s both universal and singular […]
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Old (2021)
“It’s hard to explain.” There’s been a clear, consistent, and blatantly obvious issue with the last few movies from the self-proclaimed visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, and it’s that the […]
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
“You can’t be great without putting in work.” Overlong, overblown, and emblematic of what can go wrong when a studio so obviously sees its big budget picture as a product […]
Black Widow (2021)
“Where are we going?” Mid-tier Marvel with a pronounced highlight on the power of makeshift family, Black Widow is both a semi-salutary sendoff to a character whose obituary has already been […]
Fatherhood (2021)
“Raising a child…that’s an all-day, all-night affair.” Fundamentally honest at its core and built on the hopeful ideal that our progeny can and should both be better and do better, […]
The Woman in the Window (2021)
“I just don’t know what you’re going for.” Delirious, derelict, and practically deranged during the unhinged and mismanaged opening chapter, The Woman in the Window is somehow one of the few […]
Good on Paper (2021)
“It’s a long con.” What I imagine would be a far more interesting stand up bit or podcast story than it ever is as an actual film, Good on Paper […]
In The Heights (2021)
“Say it so it doesn’t disappear.” Invigorating and inviting. Demonstrative yet humble. Honest and hopeful. These are the ways I came to think of In The Heights, a joyous […]
A Quiet Place Part II
“There’s nothing left.” At the end of the first film back in 2018, audiences were left dipped and drenched in the limitless love of a mother for her children. And […]
Cruella (2021)
“From the very beginning I always made a statement. Not everyone appreciated that.” Loosely creative, devilishly entertaining, and just a bit too predictable for its own good, Cruella tries to […]
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