Dark Waters
Often message movies about environmental issues can become heavy-handed, yet "Dark Waters", the eighth feature film by acclaimed director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, Carol) unravels itself in a sophisticated [...]
Queen & Slim
The 2010's have been an astonishing decade for bold, diverse storytellers. Emerging filmmakers such as Barry Jenkins, Ava Duvernay, Jordan Peele and Steve McQueen all making their own dent in [...]
21 Bridges
We first meet NYPD detective, Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman), as he is investigated by Internal Affairs after having fired his weapon for the 8th time in his 10 years on [...]
Frozen II
Six years ago, Disney released Frozen, a new take on the classic fairy tale “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Anderson. While there was no doubt that it was going [...]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It is important to note that "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is not generally even about Fred Rogers, or even a behind-the-scenes retelling of his beloved public television show [...]
Spotlight of the Week-Long Day’s Journey Into Night
While we live in a decree of mass over-saturation and franchise enslavement, how can American audiences even make room anymore for great pieces of cinema that get little marketing? If [...]
Knives Out
by Ben Rothrock The Thrombey family is about as dysfunctional as the term gets. Headed by successful mystery author Harlan (Christopher Plummer), his children and grandchildren do nothing but leech [...]
The Good Liar
When we first meet Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) and Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren), they are on a first date, having met via an internet dating service. Roy quickly states that [...]
Ford v Ferrari
Making quite the switch in gears from his critical and financial game-changer, 2017’s “Logan”, Director James Mangold has now decided to tackle an inspiring, true American story. Set in 1966, [...]
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" is truly a triumphant work of ambition and grandeur, and not just because of its groundbreaking de-aging digital effects that transform its older lead actors back [...]