A Monster Calls (2016)
“It begins like so many stories.” Somewhere inside A Monster Calls lives one of the most complex stories of the year, a love letter to mothers and an embodied depiction of coping mechanisms. But […]
Hidden Figures (2016)
“I’ve never seen a mind like the one your daughter has.” Through the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the paranoid landscape of the 60’s space race with Russia, Hidden Figures‘ grounded […]
Assassin’s Creed (2016)
“If we eradicate free will, we eradicate the assassins.” History suggests that helming the film version of a video game is a kamikaze conquest. And I believe with all of my inner […]
15 Movies for the Lonely Heart’s Club in the New Year
New Year’s Eve has become one of those holidays, alongside Valentine’s Day and Halloween, where you’re supposed to feel a little ashamed if you’re by yourself. But I think it’s […]
Sing (2016)
“Wonder and magic don’t come easy, pal.” There’s something about Sing, despite its many miscues and lapses in judgement, that registers in a really personal way. Even when things go bad and […]
Fences (2016)
“You gotta take the crookeds with the straights.” Over the course of Fences, with its inflated length ready to burst at the seams and its thoroughly mouthy lectures mired by unmistakable […]
Passengers (2016)
“I woke up too soon.” Passengers might just be one of the most “woke” movies of 2016 (sorry if you aren’t a millennial and don’t get that slang reference for social […]
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
“I’m just a backup.” A female driven chorus, so grandly operatic with the tone and the touch of a chamber choir, beacons us into the harbors of Manchester while the […]
Collateral Beauty (2016)
“What is your why?” Movies make us feel, whether it’s through subtle means or choosing to be loud and rather confrontational. And some, like Collateral Beauty, choose the most loathsome approach a […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
“Rebellions are built on hope.” I think it’s safe to say that so long as Disney has ownership over the Star Wars saga, we will never see a truly daring divergence from […]
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