Film Reviews & Insights
Encanto
This year has been on the low side of animated films, featuring only a few somewhat memorable entries such as Raya and the Last Dragon, Luca, and The Addams Family [...]
Procession
As a trigger warning, this review will cover a documentary purely focused on sexual abuse and assault. Procession, a documentary following a small group of sexual abuse survivors by their [...]
The Souvenir: Part II
Artistically speaking, The Souvenir: Part II is to The Souvenir what The Godfather: Part II was to The Godfather: a masterful follow-up to an essential masterpiece that is equally great, [...]
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
After six films spanning over 15 years, the Resident Evil film franchise, spearheaded by writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson and star Milla Jovovich reached their designated "Final Chapter", the decision was [...]
C’mon C’mon
C'mon C'mon, the fourth feature by Mike Mills, represents his most successful film yet, whose often colorfully quirky films and eccentric films have often proved to be overly precious and [...]
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog is a brilliant, oblique adaptation of Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same name. Reinforced by an unpredictable premise, superlative performances, a modern view of [...]
The Humans
Stephen Karams' experience as a playwright and screenwriter (The Seagull, Speech & Debate) delivers him promising directing skills in The Humans, a Thanksgiving family reunion dark comedy that is carried [...]
The Feast
Slow-paced films, when done right, can offer a rewarding journey exploring intricately written characters along with an engrossing narrative. Though, when a film is seeking to capture these slow-paced arcs, [...]
House of Gucci
Following the traditional rise and fall formula, where the main characters of the yarn rise from nothing and fall right after hitting the peak as the narrative unfolds, House of [...]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
After the unnecessary debacle over the failed 2016 relaunch of Ghostbusters, the decision was made to salvage the franchise by instead following the trend of legacyquels and craft a follow-up [...]
tick, tick…Boom!
Jonathan Larson quickly became one of the defining voices of his generation, and never even lived to witness it. Larson passed away suddenly from an aneurism from marfin’s syndrome the [...]