Call Me by Your Name (2017)
“You know, when you least expect it, nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” Somewhere in Northern Italy, we’re told. Early 80’s, the title cards read and the […]
Category Archives: Romance
Maudie (2017)
“Some people don’t like it if you’re different.” What makes Maudie special despite its frequent flaws has to be its willing attempt to paint its small pig pen of characters with such […]
The Lovers (2017)
“This is great news.” Some people lie without batting an eye, because, well, they’re compulsive liars. Others do so as a means of protecting a person they care about, refusing […]
The Top 50 Films of 2016
What a year for the movies. It seems like I’m always having to defend the integrity and the quality of what’s actually available out there to curious family members and […]
Home Again (2017)
“Since when is having three adorable guys hanging around such a bad thing?” It can be so damn difficult to review an absolute mess of film like Home Again because it has […]
Columbus (2017)
“I just think I should stay here.” Does art matter? And if so, to what extent? Columbus ponders these profound questions with an intellectually sharp yet ultimately too familiar story. Full of thoughtful […]
A Ghost Story (2017)
“Is there something there?” Contrary to the celebratory nature of work promotions and Olympic podium ceremonies and battlefield war cries, life isn’t a game any one us ever actually wins. […]
The Big Sick (2017)
“There’s not just going to be a magic spark. You have to work at it. You have to be open to it.” It’s as if spouses and writers Kumail […]
Everything, Everything (2017)
“Every day feels exactly the same.” Everything, Everything doesn’t stand a chance from the start because its head rests somewhere other than on the shoulders of a dependable and thoughtful script or […]
The Lobster (2016)
“Have you ever been on your own before?” It’s a bit hilarious to imagine what it’d have been like to be a fly on the wall during The Lobster’s big pitch to […]
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