Red Sparrow (2018)
“Don’t give him all of you.” More like a slow, suggestive death knell than the flurry of frenzied action you’re likely to expect, Red Sparrow is the sort of film that simultaneously […]
Phantom Thread (2017)
“I cannot begin my day with confrontations…I don’t have time for confrontations.” Something about Phantom Thread simply fascinates. As carefully constructed in its reckless romanticism as Hitchcock’s’ 1940 Best Picture winner Rebecca, itself a […]
The 2018 Academy Awards: Thoughts and Predictions
As the voting body expands and diversifies, and if last year was any signal of the changes to come, the 90th Academy Awards should be a confluence of predetermined victors […]
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
“I should misbehave more often.” Most studies show that porn controls a significant percentage of all the internet’s bandwidth. There seems to be a site for every kink, every fetish, […]
Marjorie Prime (2017)
“I don’t know what’s right anymore.” Marjorie Prime is the kind of story necessary of being wrestled and contemplated with, as well as a difficult film that’s every bit as powerful […]
The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
“My Father says everyone has a story and it’s our duty to tell it.” Back in my scathing review of 2015’s American Sniper – which is, at least in my opinion, one […]
Black Panther (2018)
“It’s hard for a good man to be King.” While terribly timely and invaluably important for modern moviegoers, not least of which are those whose African culture is finally being […]
Hostiles (2017)
“You have no idea what it does to a man.” More serious than an old spaghetti Western and more grounded than one of the many revisionist takes on this al […]
Breathe (2017)
“I want to just survive.” Breathe means well by its true story, looks rich and luxurious, and even sustains a strong combo of incredibly moving performances for 2 whole hours. However, […]
I, Tonya (2017)
“I thought being famous was gonna be fun.” As Tonya Harding hurried to the Lillehammer rink at 1994’s Winter Olympics in Norway, racing against the clock for fear of expulsion […]
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