Film Review: Concert Film Meets Championship Season in Pearl Jam’s Let’s Play Two
I must begin this review with a major example of full disclosure. I’m a die-hard Pearl Jam fan; I’ve been in the band’s fan club since their second album (I […]
Film Review: No Man’s Land Reveals Both Sides of Tense, Timely Confrontation
The second installment of the quarterly film series “Dinner & Docs @ The Davis” is happening Wednesday, Sept. 27 with a preview screening of the powerful new work No Man’s […]
TV Review: Star Trek: Discovery Boldly Goes with New Style, Old Trek Soul
It’s been a little over 12 years since Star Trek: Enterprise aired its final episode, which ended with a solemn farewell to all of the Trek that had come before […]
Film Review: Friend Request– Promising Concept Devolves into Cheap Scares
After sitting on the shelf since it completed shooting in 2014, the internet-based horror offering Friend Request has the further indignity of being released just two weeks after It, which […]
Film Review:Brad’s Status An Anxiety Driven, Funny Film
As disturbing or angst-ridden as they can get, I have a real affection for the works of Mike White, as both writer and director. His only previous time as a […]
Film Review: Women Who Kill, A Charming Film With Dark Corners
I absolutely adore this movie and all of its dark corners. This is my first exposure to the works of writer-director Ingrid Jungermann, who stars in Women Who Kill as […]
Film Review: Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards Broadens the Definition of Art
For reasons I can’t quite explain, I have an affection for films about the fashion industry, whether they’re about specific designers or tastemakers who run magazines, take photos, or otherwise […]
Film Review: Battle of the Sexes Is More Than the Average Sports Movie
Yes indeed, there was a 2001 ABC movie called (spoiler alert!) When Billie Beat Bobby, starring Holly Hunter and Ron Silver as the battling tennis players Billie Jean King and Bobby […]
Film Review: Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger Impresses and Inspires
The two best films being released this week are based on high-profile true stories— ’70s tennis drama The Battle of the Sexes (see separate review) and the Boston Marathon bombing […]
Film Review: Eye-Catching Animation, Witty Repartee Keep The LEGO Ninjago Movie Interesting
When I say this is my least favorite of the three Lego animated films, I don’t mean that as an insult; I just mean that the The LEGO Movie and […]
Film Review: Kingsman Sequel is Bigger, Not Necessarily Better
Kingsman: The Secret Service, the 2014 British adaptation of the Mark Millar-Dave Gibbons comic book series, felt subversive because it didn’t feel like it was trying to be subversive. The […]
‘Design Double Feature’ Highlights Graphic Design and Letterpress Printing Past and Future
The Music Box Theatre is hosting a Design Double Feature on Tuesday, September 19 that will be a glorious night of film for graphic designers, typographers and fans of printing […]