Darkest Hour (2017)
“Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.” An intrepid performance, great production value, good direction, witty writing. Darkest Hour carefully checks off the most important characteristics necessary to earn a […]
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The Post (2017)
“Is anybody tired of reading the news instead of reporting it?” Lifting off on the gusting winds of multiple cultural zeitgeists – of the past and of the immediate present […]
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
“You must not look at her.” A Google search and a flip through a few pages concerning Queen Victoria led me to a discovery I otherwise wouldn’t have had the […]
Detroit (2017)
“I’m as real as real can get.” Police brutality has long been a touchy subject in cinema and culture. How do you condemn the worst without offending the rest of […]
Dunkirk (2017)
“If we go there we’ll die.” Christopher Nolan seems to be a director and a storyteller obsessed by the passage, the overall meaning, and the possibility of exploring different pieces […]
The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
“People always want to run when they don’t know what’s coming.” It’s easy to glance at a poster and a title like The Zookeeper’s Wife – originally from the “inspired by a […]
Silence (2016)
“It fascinates me. I feel such great love for it.” Martin Scorcese’s long-gestating latest is a film experience quite unlike any other I’ve ever had. It’s grueling, unshakably powerful and spiritually […]
The Founder (2017)
“Contracts are like hearts…they’re made to be broken.” The fast food business looks to be a fraudulent industry modeled around seduction. Have you ever had a burger that actually tasted […]
Patriots Day (2016)
“I don’t think there’s any way they could ever win.” There is no reasonable justification for Patriots Day to recreate the Boston Marathon Bombing a mere 3 years after the deadly terrorist attack. […]
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
“It’s not killing in a war.” Hacksaw Ridge is explosive, affecting, gruesome, and most of all manipulative. We expect these hallmarks from a Mel Gibson film. He’s no friend of nuance; […]
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