Bad Education (2020)
“It’s only a puff piece if you let it be a puff piece.” Bad Education has a lot to grapple with. A lot of multiple choice questions. On one hand, […]
Category Archives: Drama
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
“A positive is always a positive.” One of 2020’s best opening sequences – and in this case statements – comes from the little gem Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a stirring and occasionally […]
Tigertail (2020)
“Eventually your life together is what you’ll have in common.” There’s a soft, strategic, stumbling beauty about Tigertail. It’s a movie with a melancholic musicality and it’s methodical in its […]
Vivarium (2020)
“That’s just the way things are.” From the telling opening sequence until the depressing finale, Vivarium makes a distinct point of reading then showing the complex, parasitic fine print details […]
Uncorked (2020)
“It actually kind of helps when I think of wine like barbecue.” Uncorked seems to be the byproduct of its indecisive protagonist, wieghing his options between taking over the family […]
10 Movies to Survive Social Distancing
10.) Panic Room – Easily director David Fincher’s most Hitchcockian effort to date, Panic Room evolves the home invasion thriller by using a slab of steel to separate the feminine prey […]
Swallow (2020)
“I did something unexpected today.” The most fascinating film so far in 2020’s truncated schedule may very well be its most oblique. I’m talking about Swallow, a jagged little movie […]
Stargirl (2020)
“You’re just not making sense.” Quirky to the nth degree and far too twee for its own juvenile good, Stargirl makes sure to squeeze in every single cliché associated with […]
I Still Believe (2020)
“Suffering doesn’t destroy faith. It refines it.” A phoned in and altogether phony movie featuring stale romance and bittersweet drama, I Still Believe’s canned, reheated and overly processed story consistently […]
Big Time Adolescence (2020)
“You guys are like an old married couple.” Like plenty of teens walking the halls of high schools, Big Time Adolescence struggles to find its identity among the numerous films […]
