We're marathoning every single Best Picture winner starting with Fred Zinneman's 1953 war film From Here to Eternity Quick review: From Here to Eternity is the kind of old-school Hollywood melodrama that you can't help but fall for. And while it only occasionally hits greatness, the performances by Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Deborah…
True History of the Kelly Gang is a fictional punk rock western about the Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang of outlaws Quick review: True History of the Kelly Gang is a punky auteurist vision of adrenaline that makes the already chaotic story disorienting, and, most importantly, unrelenting. ★★★★ “Nothing you’re about to see…
Rachel Mason documents the story of the gay adult bookstore run by her elderly Jewish parents in Circus of Books Quick review: Where the Circus of Books lacks focus, it makes up for in pure heart and a touching personal story that gives hope to a community. It will be available on Netflix on April…
How Insidious and The Conjuring use the classic horror tension formula to create some of the best scenes of suspense in recent decades The argument could be made that we are in a horror renaissance. Original horror movies, in particular, have been taking the limelight and propelling the genre past traps that it has fallen into in recent years.…
The Carnivores follows Alice, whose strain with her long-term girlfriend Bret is being manifested in her sick dog causing increasingly odd cravings Quick review: The Carnivores for better or worse is uncategorizable with elements of drama, psychological thriller, horror, and even comedy — and I was happy to be confused. With SXSW 2020 canceled, I’m…
Jess is thrilled to be the surrogate for her best friend and his husband, but when a prenatal test comes back, it creates a moral dilemma that threatens their friendship. Quick review: The Surrogate has an important story to tell and forces us to face our own decisions in a moral dilemma — but it leaves…
Big Time Adolescence follows the friendship between a stoner burnout and a high school student whose debaucherous Quick review: Big Time Adolescence is a surprisingly sweet character study about growing up and not growing up. Big Time Adolescence is the perfect vehicle for a comedy star like Pete Davidson to make the jump to film.…
The Invisible Man modernizes the classic 1933 Universal Monsters movie with a take on abusive relationships, gaslighting, and toxic masculinity Quick review: The Invisible Man is a terrifyingly suspenseful and emotional modern update to the 1933 original film. ★★★★★ It would have been so easy for director Leigh Whannell to go for easy scares with…
Premature follows teen poet Ayanna as she navigates love, friendship, and adulthood in the last summer months before college Quick review: Premature may feel familiar but it distinguishes itself as a singular story of first love and growing up. Premature begins with electricity. The only kind of electricity you can find on a crowded New…
To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You picks up with Lara Jean and Peter officially dating, but a new suitor is bringing trouble to the honeymoon Quick review: I fell in love with To All The Boys I've Loved Before, but the sequel P.S. I Still Love You makes me think I want…
