Crimson Peak (2015)
“Ghosts are real. This much I know.” I’ve put a lot of thought into this movie, because frankly, with a director I greatly admire making a film in a genre […]
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How to Dance in Ohio (2015)
“I’m wanting you to see this as a chance to face your fears to some degree.” Life is often a matter of circumstance, and is a word capable of being […]
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
“How far are you behind?” I hated this movie. I hated the story, hated the directing, hated the acting. Our Brand Is Crisis doesn’t know that though. It’s a film that thinks it’s […]
Results (2015)
“Part of achieving excellence is delivering excellence consistently.” Results has good intentions with haphazard execution, a blemish and a wrinkle to cancel out any fluidity and smoothness that it shows. The […]
Mr. Holmes (2015)
“Mr. Holmes won’t be here forever.” Mr. Holmes is a daring movie, and one that miserably fails by wearing too many faces. You must be familiar with the eccentricities and exhausting surgical […]
The Final Girls (2015)
“You wouldn’t catch me dead in a movie.” If The Final Girls proves anything, it’s that movies can be routine while also surprising. Dumb and smart, plain and beautiful. Sometimes the line […]
Steve Jobs (2015)
“People don’t know what they want until you show them.” What you don’t know when you walk into Steve Jobs is that you’re waved in through a revolving door. The movie is […]
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
“Without obedience you have nothing.” Many of us are stationary, whether it be in our thoughts, our surroundings, our primitive nature. It takes courage to really change those. Luckily for […]
99 Homes
“Don’t get emotional about real estate.” Set against the backdrop of the 2010 housing crisis, 99 Homes is a film about the haves and the have nots. About the wide-ranging financial […]
Bridge of Spies (2015)
“Sometimes people think wrong. People are people.” Bridge of Spies is, by most measures, a solid piece of awards season bait. Classically made, told, performed. It’s a good movie, and one […]
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