The Handmaiden (2016)
“What does a man really want?” I specifically remember spending a California Christmas at my grandparents’ apartment as a young boy. Walking through the courtyard, tossing pennies into the fountain, […]
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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; […]
The Hollars (2016)
“Can we cut the s*** here, for a second?” People do not experience emotions the way they are portrayed and supposedly felt in The Hollars, one of the year’s biggest disappointments and […]
Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
“How in the hell did I end up here again?” Once you look past the egregious typo in the title and the intermittent phoniness of Bridget Jones’s Diary (it literally pains […]
Morris from America (2016)
“I just don’t have anything to prove to these people.” The biggest issue with the “fish out of water” framing device is that the stories generally feel off and combative, focusing […]
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
“We’re not doing anything wrong.” One of The Light Between Ocean’s most important shots lasts so briefly that you’d miss it if you blinked. Michael Fassbender, as dedicated and doggedly motivated as ever, […]
Southside with You (2016)
“The liberal-minded people will think it’s precious and the closed-minded people will think it’s pathetic.” The saying typically goes that behind every great man is a great woman. That’s not the […]
The 10 Most Overlooked Summer Movies
While the season technically isn’t over more than three weeks into September, with schools already in session and Labor Day on the horizon, we can go ahead and chalk up summer 2016. […]
Captain Fantastic (2016)
“Last night, Mommy killed herself. She finally did it.” Acting on behalf of the wise words from Tolkien, “not all those who wander are lost,” Captain Fantastic places absolute and unquestioned […]
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
“Who are these girls?” Yeah, the title Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is up there with the worst of ’em. And yeah, it’s a pretty poorly crafted movie. Although, there is […]
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