Film Reviews & Insights
The Best Films of 2019 – Noah Damron
2019 is certainly a highlight year for cinema, so making a list of just 10 films is nearly impossible. Just naming this many films means leaving out many others I [...]
The Grudge (2020)
The pieces for a fresh remake of "Ju-On: The Grudge" are certainly in place. The second remake of the influential Japanese horror flick, following the 2004 American smash hit, also [...]
Spies in Disguise
In the high octane world of secret agents, there is no better spy than Lance Sterling (Will Smith). He’s one of the agency’s top agents, able to take down the [...]
Clemency
Newcomer Chinonye Chukwu’s breakthrough film “Clemency” made a splash at the 2019 Sundance Festival and it's a solid, well-intentioned drama, substantially elevated by the performances of Aldis Hodge and particularly [...]
Little Women
Greta Gerwig's (“Lady Bird”) new version of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel "Little Women" is an engaging and tender success. The latest adaptation is vividly and delicately produced, and it's [...]
Uncut Gems
The Safdie brothers (Josh and Benny) have already made a name for themselves in the indie world with early work such as "Daddy Longlegs" and "Heaven Knows What", In 2017, [...]
Cats
Where to begin with "Cats"? The film adaptation of one of the longest running Broadway shows is boasted by a stellar cast, an Oscar-winning director, and co-written by one of [...]
Bombshell
A few years ago the whole deck of cards collapsed over sex abuse scandals within the media. The Me Too movement encouraged many women to come forward to express the [...]
A Hidden Life
"A Hidden Life", a chronicle of a conscientious objector during the rise of the Third Reich, is Terrence Malick's most challenging and dreary film to date. This time around his [...]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
It goes without saying this review will be spoiler-free, but in order to do a proper review, I will indeed be talking about basic plot details. If you don't want [...]
The Two Popes
Reflecting back on the past decade, we have had quite a few memorable films about clerics wrestling with their faith, such as Martin Scorsese's 2016 masterpiece "Silence", Paul Schrader's "First [...]