The High Note (2020)
“Do not sell yourself short.” Like a greatest hits collection from the vast majority of past their prime artists, The High Note doesn’t bring anything new to the table. That’s […]
“Do not sell yourself short.” Like a greatest hits collection from the vast majority of past their prime artists, The High Note doesn’t bring anything new to the table. That’s […]
“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, […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“It actually kind of helps when I think of wine like barbecue.” Uncorked seems to be the byproduct of its indecisive protagonist, weighing his options between taking over the family […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]