Megan Leavey (2017)
“Everything you feel goes down leash.” The best films set during the war in Iraq are not exclusively about war. The Hurt Locker – a rightful Best Picture winner – deals with […]
Category Archives: War
The Wall (2017)
“I’m scared of what’s behind it.” With the release of Phone Booth back in 2002, Grand Piano in 2013, and now The Wall, we have an exceptional trifecta of films which equate to adult nightmares. These […]
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 […]
War Dogs (2016)
“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 […]
The Top 50 Films of 2015
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 […]
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
“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 […]
The 2016 Academy Awards: Predictions and Thoughts
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 […]
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
“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 […]
Bridge of Spies (2015)
“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 […]
Good Kill (2015)
“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 […]
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