‘Mudbound’ (2017) | Sundance Review
Voiceover narration is a prickly thing. With moviemaking in general being a show don’t tell medium, voiceover can often feel […]
‘A Ghost Story’ (2017) | Sundance Review
Haunting has very rarely interested me in film. A spirit slamming a door or knocking some books off a shelf […]
‘Landline’ (2017) | Sundance Review
Gillian Robespierre knocked it out of the park with her first feature Obvious Child. She managed to deliver a satisfying, […]
‘The Yellow Birds’ (2017) | Sundance Review
At this point, I think we know war is hell. However, as long as governments keep deciding to send people […]
‘Novitiate’ (2017) | Sundance Review
Vatican II is a historical event that intrigues me greatly. An organization that prides itself on tradition and ritual is […]
‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ (2017) | Sundance Review
It feels rather appropriate that I watched a film about systemic corruption on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Actually, […]
‘La La Land’ (2016) | Austin Film Festival Review
Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort are among cinephiles’ favorite screen musicals, and I […]
‘Loving’ (2016) | Austin Film Festival Review
I find Jeff Nichols to be an immensely frustrating filmmaker. He has a gift for capturing the small moments in […]
‘Harcore Henry’ (2016) | SXSW Review
I am all for balls-to-the-wall, crazy action films. Whether it be the remarkable choreography of the two The Raid films […]
‘Don’t Breathe’ (2016) | SXSW Review
It’s not easy to build tension. Revealing a new piece of information that adds to what we already know rather […]
‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ (2016) | SXSW Review
When a film is made set in high school or college, there has been a massive shift on the people […]
‘Manchester By The Sea’ (2016) | Sundance Review
There is a scene in Manchester by the Sea where Lee (Casey Affleck) and his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges) are […]
‘Certain Women’ (2016) | Sundance Review
There is a thin line between a film’s pace being deliberate and slow. Kelly Reichardt loves to tightrope across that […]
‘Maggie’s Plan’ (2016) | Sundance Review
Maggie’s Plan is in some ways the apotheosis of indie intellectual film. After all, it features Ethan Hawke as a […]
‘Swiss Army Man’ (2016) | Sundance Review
Yes, this is the movie that features Daniel Radcliffe as a corpse with the ability to fart so powerfully he […]
‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ (2016) | Sundance Review
A sentiment many film critics love to toss around is, “It felt like an ’80s movie.” Depending on how you […]
