Mirror (Spotlight Review)
When discussing the most important filmmakers who ever lived, the name Andrei Tarkovsky will come up rather quickly. In a career that spanned 30 years, Tarkovsky only made 7 films; [...]
PVT Chat
The evolution of the film noir is a fascinating one to track. Early works like Double Indemnity or Detour reflect a period that might seem entirely alien to a modern [...]
Remember
Remember (2016, Canada/Germany, d. Atom Egoyan, 94 Minutes) By Jesse Stringer Remember follows the character of Zev Guttman, an elderly man suffering from dementia who also happens [...]
10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, USA, d. Dan Trachtenberg, 103 Minutes) by Jesse Stringer 10 Cloverfield Lane came into the public consciousness as abruptly as a new Beyoncé album. [...]
Zootopia
Zootopia (2016, USA, d. Byron Howard, Rich Moore, & Jared Bush, 108 Minutes) by Jesse Stringer For the past few years, there appears to have been a small [...]
Regression
Regression (2016, Canada/Spain, d. Alejandro Amenábar, 106 Minutes) by Jesse Stringer In the early 90’s, there was a sudden outbreak in paranoia over a speculated increase in [...]
Triple 9
Triple 9 (2016, USA, d. John Hillcoat, 115 Minutes) by Jesse Stringer It is learned early on in this film that Triple 9 is a police code meaning [...]
The Witch
The Witch (2016, USA/UK/Canada, d. Robert Eggers, 93 Minutes) by Jesse Stringer What does it take to make a horror film truly scary? In recent years, it seems [...]
The Lobster
The Lobster (2016, Ireland/Greece/USA, d. Yorgos Lanthimos, 118 Minutes) by Jesse Stringer In a dystopian future, single people are arrested and held by authorities at a luxury hotel. [...]
Jane Got a Gun
Jane Got a Gun (2016, USA, d. Gavin O’Connor, 98 Minutes) By Jesse Stringer Since 2011, Jane Got a Gun has undergone more production problems than a film [...]