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 […]
Tag Archives: Adaptation
Indignation (2016)
“It is important to understand about dying.” Indignation is a film about many things: elitism, individuality, heritage, untapped sexuality, 1950’s classicism. But no aspect is more integral to the story than […]
The Girl on the Train (2016)
“We were the saddest people we knew.” The abundant stories in The Girl on the Train are the products of pretty people who get bored too easily. Their lives look well-manicured, but the […]
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
“We’re not doing anything wrong.” One of The Light Between Ocean’s most important shots lasts so briefly that you’d miss it if you blinked. Michael Fassbender, as dedicated and doggedly motivated as ever, […]
Me Before You (2016)
“Put yourself first for once.” To make a stranger cry is a much easier thing to do than making them care. The reactionary rush of tears come almost naturally and […]
Z for Zachariah (2015)
“It’s just crazy this is still here.” Z for Zachariah is a lesson, both good and bad, in the importance of brevity. Its shot choices early on are inspiring, relying on […]
Paper Towns (2015)
“Everyone gets a miracle.” Papers Towns opens with the above quote, and over the course of the story rarely relents its optimism, vibrancy, or sense of hope. This is an upbeat movie […]
The End of the Tour (2015)
“I want precisely what he has already.” In 2005, the late David Foster Wallace famously delivered the commencement speech for Kenyon College titled This Is Water. I personally encourage any and all […]
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
“It’s like a menu for your future.” In Walker Percy’s novel The Moviegoer, required curriculum for film lovers, the author speaks of moments which define. For the average Joe that […]
Insurgent (2015)
“We were never the problem. We were the solution.” Honestly, I could not tell you what Insurgent was about if I tried. It’s hard not to feel bad for these actors, forced […]
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