‘Joker’ (2019) | Movie Review
Prior to seeing Joker, it was nearly impossible to avoid the discussion of Joker if you are someone like me […]
‘The Disaster Artist’ (2017) | Movie Review
Few things please me more than watching a film so incompetently put together and misguided that I can’t help but […]
‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ (2017) | Movie Review
We get movies about people who have a child/spouse/loved one murdered all the time. It is the primary motivator for […]
‘Lady Bird’ (2017) | Austin Film Festival Review
At the end of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along (which is actually the beginning of the […]
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017) | Movie Review
Thor: Ragnarok is the 273rd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Okay, it is actually only the 17th film in […]
‘Gerald’s Game’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
Why has 2017 become the year of Stephen King? In September alone, I have seen three new film adaptations of […]
‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women has the potential of being one of the most important films of the year. […]
‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
Look, I would be an absolute monster to think a zombie Christmas musical comedy would be a bad idea. I […]
‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
When we think auteurs, we often talk about visual touchstones and motifs a director has, thematic interests, and character types. […]
‘Thoroughbreds’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
I am always dubious when a director sets out to make a “dark comedy.” Sure, it’s probably my favorite genre, […]
‘Thelma’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
Growing up, my family was never particularly religious. However, I grew up around a lot of different kinds of Christianity, […]
‘Mother!’ (2017) | Movie Review
Talk about earning the exclamation point in your title! Mother!, the latest from Darren Aronofsky, is all about exclamation points. […]
‘Ingrid Goes West’ (2017) | Movie Review
I don’t use Instagram. I’m not saying this to try and sound superior or anything. If you want to use […]
‘The Glass Castle’ (2017) | Movie Review
The tagline for The Glass Castle on the poster is “Find Beauty in the Struggle.” This is not a novel […]
‘Beauty and the Beast’ (2017) | Movie Review
Disney receives a lot of grief about going back to their catalogue and remaking old films. I totally understand the […]
Academy Awards 2017 (Oh, What a Night)
Look, I did not do very well on my predictions. I expected La La Land to emerge a juggernaut, and […]
