Jauja (2015)
“On the desert frontier, one is alone.” Having now seen Jauja twice, I can say that this is masterful filmmaking at its most boring. All too often gorgeous films come […]
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Tangerine (2015)
“Los Angeles is a beautifully wrapped lie.” Few of us, if any at all, are the person behind closed doors which we present to others. There’s a built-in pretense to our […]
Cop Car (2015)
“Boys, I know you can hear me. You are in a whole lot of trouble.” Cop Car is a little movie about little kids done in the most minimalist of […]
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
“Alienation is good for your heart.” Watching The Diary of a Teenage Girl feels intrusive. As if we snuck into the theater, with a world unfolding onscreen that was never supposed to […]
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 […]
No Escape (2015)
“Welcome to the third world.” No Escape is the funniest movie of the summer of 2015. And it’s not a comedy. How can you not laugh at this blatantly condescending, offensively […]
American Ultra (2015)
“I am spooky quiet.” *= terrible pot puns/references meant to make a dreary review on a lousy film a little more bearable. Enjoy. Let’s just get this out there to start; American […]
Digging for Fire (2015)
“There was something truthful about having my own life again.” The simplest way you can describe Joe Swanberg’s career as is prolific. In the same breath, the most complex way […]
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
“The history of man is defined by war.” It sure as hell is hard to have fun during an action movie when the film itself is shackled to the deepest […]
People Places Things (2015)
“Life sucks because my wife left me for an off broadway monologuist.” Anymore, it seems impossible to find a good romantic comedy. Too often do they careen into the territory of […]
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