Best. Christmas. Ever!
“Who sends Christmas letters anymore?” Best. Christmas. Ever! opens with the cantankerous Charlotte (Heather Graham) breaking the fourth wall and talking directly to audience members, complaining about her old – and […]
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Old Dads (2023)
“It’s not easy to admit when we are wrong.” At its dirty rotten core, Old Dads is an earnest film about how hard it is to be in the wrong, and […]
No One Will Save You (2023)
“I’m sorry.” In film and in everyday life, I believe there’s a universally equal power found in brevity. To tell a story concisely is to communicate it clearly, to really […]
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
“Everyone has their own thing. And we have ours.” Not since Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade have I seen a film that feels as in touch with the life or death stakes […]
River Wild (2023)
“It’ll be fun. Nice change of pace.” I’m not quite sure why River Wild was made, or why somehow decided almost three decades later was the right time to film a […]
Barbie (2023)
“Do you guys every think about dying?” An entire world of make believe comes to lavish life in Barbie, a gorgeous looking film that visually sparkles as much as it […]
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
“The key is only the beginning.” There’s a missing wheel and fifth gear and a deeper meaning to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One holding this film back. […]
No Hard Feelings (2023)
“Nobody can know about this.” No Hard Feelings asks one of the oldest and most universal questions posed to mankind: what would you be willing to do for a Buick […]
Field of Dreams (1989)
“Until I heard the voice, I’d never done a crazy thing in my whole life.” A pitch perfect opening montage introduces us to Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) as he briefly […]
Air (2023)
“You don’t win every hand.” Going into Air, I expected most of what I had previously heard to be true. It’s a “dad” movie, the type of film that will play […]
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