Jimi: All Is by My Side (2014)
“It doesn’t have to be anything. It’s just beautiful the way it is.” Jimi Hendrix is a cultural icon, forever a piece of the musical and artistic canons. His ubiquity defies explanation […]
Category Archives: Biopic
American Sniper (2015)
“I don’t know what a Quran looks like.” American Sniper is as ignorant, misleading, and one-dimensional as the above quote. Instead of being a smart, well-written essay and character study, it […]
The 2015 Academy Awards: Predictions and Thoughts
Every year, my alarm is set to wake up and watch the Oscar nominations through a live stream early in the morning. This year was a bit cringeworthy and just […]
Big Eyes (2014)
“You undervalue yourself.” Big Eyes is a great example of how during the film’s time period, and especially now, one can’t substantially succeed without the ability to sell themselves. You have to talk […]
The Imitation Game (2014)
“If you’re not carefully listening you will miss some things. Important things.” I would not be typing these words or writing this review had it not been for Alan Turing. […]
Selma (2014)
“Fear not. We’ve come too far to turn back now.” Everyone is afraid of change to a certain degree. Unwilling to switch up your standard order at a restaurant, reluctant […]
Unbroken (2014)
“If I can take it, I can make it.” This time of year it’s hard to leave Unbroken and not feel the need to set some loftier New Year’s resolutions. After all, few […]
Foxcatcher (2014)
“What’s he get out of all this?” In its opening shot, Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller ingeniously sets up, and almost tells, the entire grief-ridden story in one brief set of frames. Hulking […]
Wild (2014)
“I’m lonelier in my real life than I am out here.” I had high hopes going into Wild knowing it was an adaptation by the renowned Nick Hornby and directed by Oscar […]
The Theory of Everything (2014)
“What’s the probability?” The Theory of Everything can be summed up in one word: serviceable. The Oscar worthy lead performances standout, but besides that this is a pretty average tale about […]
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