Vice (2018)
“The idea is to win.” In what’s sure to be one of the most divisive, experimental, imperfect yet vital films of 2018, Vice is essentially a highbrow, cinematic instructional guide to the […]
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Battle of the Sexes (2017)
“The men are simply more exciting to watch.” Even some 40+ years after the infamous tennis match between a sprite Billie Jean King and an aged Bobby Riggs, so many […]
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
“Does no one value true art anymore?” Movies like Despicable Me 3 – alongside other recent animated films such as the insultingly stupid The Secret Life of Pets or the scattershot The Good Dinosaur […]
The Big Short (2015)
“Does it make you feel dumb? Or stupid? Well, it’s supposed to.” Based on Michael Lewis’ book of the same name, The Big Short tells the story of the ’07-’10 financial crisis. […]
Minions (2015)
“Doesn’t it feel so good to be bad?” Did we need a Minions movie? Absolutely not. If the current Hollywood model was around years ago, creating full length films based on memorable […]
Foxcatcher (2014)
“What’s he get out of all this?” In its opening shot, Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller ingeniously sets up, and almost tells, the entire grief-ridden story in one brief set of frames. Hulking […]
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
“This day is so cursed.” We’ve all been there. Those mornings when you wake up and instinctively know that today just isn’t going to be your day no matter how […]
