Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)
“I saw you on the TV. It was just like a movie.” Judging Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk based on its sheeny surface level seems practically unfair. Less than a handful of […]
“I saw you on the TV. It was just like a movie.” Judging Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk based on its sheeny surface level seems practically unfair. Less than a handful of […]
“It’s chaos here.” If War Dogs is to be considered a chaotic film, or even a little shady in its motivations, then one must at least try to scrutinize to what effect […]
Now that the 2015 calendar is long since in the rearview, I’ve been able to catch up on the rest of my extensive must-see list for the year. Granted, although […]
“I like your mouthiness.” Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a lot of things. First: the disfigured offspring of last year’s dreadfully apolitical Our Brand Is Crisis and the bleached dramedy Aloha. Second: a surprisingly offensive film that […]
It’s important to know while watching the Oscars that the nominees and the winners don’t necessarily represent the best of 2015. In fact, as I finish my Top 50 list […]
“Without obedience you have nothing.” Many of us are stationary, whether it be in our thoughts, our surroundings, our primitive nature. It takes courage to really change those. Luckily for […]
“Sometimes people think wrong. People are people.” Bridge of Spies is, by most measures, a solid piece of awards season bait. Classically made, told, performed. It’s a good movie, and one […]
“You look miles away.” As a whole, Good Kill reflects the overall scope of its military drone driven story, meaning that it is entirely too distant. That’s simply the nature of a […]
2014 was an outstanding year for cinema. From the blockbusters to the little indies, there were some truly exceptional films. I saw as many as I could, but you can’t see […]
“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 […]