Jimi: All Is by My Side (2014)
“It doesn’t have to be anything. It’s just beautiful the way it is.” Jimi Hendrix is a cultural icon, forever a piece of the musical and artistic canons. His ubiquity defies explanation […]
Tag Archives: Drama
Force Majeure (2014)
“He got so scared that he ran away from the table.” Force Majeure is a family film, just not in the conventional sense. It’s not for families to hunker down with […]
Black or White (2015)
“This isn’t about Black and White. This is about Eloise.” Somewhere, buried beneath the chaos and confusion of Black or White, there is a good, solid B-movie to be found. Unfortunately […]
Calvary (2014)
“Killin’ a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.” As so often is the case in everyday life, first impressions are immeasurable. Film is no different. There is […]
Cake (2015)
“Will you forgive me?” No, I cannot. Yes, I’m sure I’ll pass on dessert. Cake is a stalemate chess match. On one side we have a full set of 16 pieces. And […]
The Drop (2014)
“There are places in my neighborhood that people forget about.” The Drop is a tight, tense, gritty look into the illegal and seedy happenings of Brooklyn’s underground criminal network. The title refers […]
Bird People (2014)
“How does it go in fairy tales?” In the Western world, among other geographic locations, quitting is considered an indecisive and thoughtless act of cowardice. You decided to do this, […]
A Most Violent Year (2015)
“We all have our ambitions.” J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year certainly is exacting, enterprising fare. It’s also one of the absolute best films released this year, flawless in its technical expertise […]
American Sniper (2015)
“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 […]
Big Eyes (2014)
“You undervalue yourself.” Big Eyes is a great example of how during the film’s time period, and especially now, one can’t substantially succeed without the ability to sell themselves. You have to talk […]
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