Film Review – John Wick: Chapter 2, Unflinchingly Brutal
During the course of the first John Wick film (released in 2014), writer Derek Kolstad and first-time director Chad Stahelski…
Film Review: The Lego Batman Movie, Is it Possible to Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
Sitting through the high-energy, brightly colored, million-jokes-per-minute The Lego Batman Movie, I was reminded of a question that I haven’t…
Film Review: Saving Banksy, A Glimpse Into the Clandestine Grey Market of Purchasable Street Art
Although it doesn’t end the debate about whether street art/graffiti art/anonymous art is a fancy term for vandalism, the documentary…
Film Review: The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Richly Textured and Truly Terrifying
The richly textured and truly terrifying The Autopsy of Jane Doe has been impressing festival audiences for months now and…
Film Review: The Salesman, A Methodical Examination of the Human Condition
Nominated for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, The Salesman reveals to us something that is rarely portrayed…
Film Review: Julieta, Emotionally Gripping
Returning to his more plot-heavy yet still quite emotionally gripping style of filmmaking, writer-director Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her, Volver,…
Film Review: I Am Not Your Negro, A Powerful Odyssey Into the Heart of Civil Rights
One of the many Oscar-nominated films in theaters right now is the documentary I Am Not Your Negro, a kind…
Film Review: Rings, No Fear or Tension to be Found
I’ve said this countless times before, but having now seen Rings, the ill-advised second sequel to the impressive Gore Verbinski-directed…
Film Review: The Space Between Us, Missed Opportunities and Bad Decisions
I think the biggest shock about this teen-oriented science fiction adventure is that it’s not based on a YA novel.…
Film Review: The Comedian, Astonishingly Mediocre
Films about the world and occupants of stand-up comedy are a tricky proposition, and they need to succeed on two…
Film Review – Paterson: Restrained, Almost Graceful
The more I watch and think about the latest from writer-director Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive, Broken Flowers, Ghost…
Film Review: Trespass Against Us, A Nuanced Examination of the Irish Underclass
My takeaway from Trespass Against Us, the feature film debut from veteran British TV director Adam Smith is that’s it’s…
