A Long Way Down (2014)
“Why wouldn’t I want to throw myself off of a tall building?” I have a clear memory from grade school of the class clown two years above me threatening to […]
Category Archives: Drama
The Judge (2014)
“You and I are finally done.” Only a short while after seeing it and I still don’t know what kind of case to present to justify defending The Judge. Point A: The […]
Ida (2014)
“God is everywhere, I know.” Let me be upfront; Ida is one of the best movies released this year, and I’m confident it will stay that way once 2014 comes […]
Gone Girl (2014)
“What are you thinking?” Ever heard of the Nuclear family? A set of parents and their handful of children that happily live under the same economic and social ideals as […]
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
“It’s hard to see people from your past when your present is so cataclysmically screwed up.” The “confined family that hates each other” is a niche genre that’s common territory […]
Night Moves (2014)
“God knows that dam wants to come down.” The American Dream is by all means an aspiration filled with both an undeniable access and excess. Cars, homes, clothes, you name […]
Need for Speed (2014)
“Racing is an art.” Need for Speed is an enjoyably unnecessary film. I can’t imagine very many people played the popular game and thought to themselves, “This would make an awesome movie.” […]
Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
“We’ll be here till the sun comes up.” What is it about vampires that is so seductive and that draws us in so much? That we fawn and romanticize over? […]
Starred Up (2014)
“Starred up means you’re leader.” Welcome to the spotlight, Jack O’Connell. As Eric Love, O’Connell delivers a supreme performance in one of the best overall films released this year. Starred Up is an […]
Begin Again (2014)
“I just think you have let your troubles get in the way of your entire life.” The entire time watching it I just kept thinking of Once, the 2006 film from writer / […]
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