Knives Out (2019)
“I suspect foul play.” Inside this sprawling, mischievous, hilariously macabre murder mystery is a film that’s so unafraid to sprinkle in a few necessary dashes of the socioeconomic disparity prevalent […]
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12 Strong (2018)
“I read people for a living and I can’t get a beat on this guy.” Despite the importance that the title places on the number of men in this true […]
The Shape of Water (2017)
“If I told you about her, what would I say? I wonder.” Watching a Guillermo del Toro film can be an exhaustive, drowning, practically purgative process. It’s easy to […]
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
“Our world is a lot less painful than the real world.” The first images we see are of obese middle-aged women floating in slow motion with pride and dignity, wearing […]
Loving (2016)
“It’s God’s law.” There’s about as much to like about Loving as is there is to shudder away from and turn a cold shoulder towards. Strangely, the film seems to be in […]
Midnight Special (2016)
“Ya’ll have no idea what you’re dealing with, do you” Let me get this out of the way first; Midnight Special is not a perfect movie. There are multiple character development issues, […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
“The world only makes sense if you force it to.” More often than not, film criticism is quick-witted and reactionary writing, like that swelling and bloating feeling after a big […]
The Night Before (2015)
“Sometimes, being uncomfortable can be a good thing.” The Night Before is a sloppy movie and as atypical of your standard clichéd Christmas fodder as you can get. Parts sag under […]
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 […]
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