Demolition is an uneven, at best, arthouse film on grief that is all but saved by a strong Jake Gyllenhaal performance. I think it's safe to call this the "emotionally disturbed" era of Jake Gyllenhaal's career. Following career best performances in Enemy, Nightcrawler, and Prisoners, Gyllenhaal returns with yet another fantastic performance in Jean-Marc Vallee's Demolition. This time, he plays…
Covering nearly a century, The Tsar of Love and Techno tells the story of Russia through interconnected short stories that culminate into one of the best books in years. There are some books that demand to be read, but The Tsar of Love and Techno demands to be dissected, devoured, and appreciated. To put it bluntly, Anthony…
From the moments that make us swoon to the ones that break our hearts, here are the best romance movies of the decade (so far)! With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s time to cuddle up with your significant other or your best Valentine’s day friends and binge romantic movies. However, these aren’t your typical romantic…
With a seemingly endless list of influences, Dan Croll's debut album, Sweet Disarray, is a wonderful amalgamation of songs. When I first heard Dan Croll's debut album, Sweet Disarray, I was in a folk stage of my life. It didn't help that I worked for an alternative radio station at the time either. And while a few songs…
Packed with fun musical numbers and flashes of humor, Sing Street is enjoyable on both a superficial and emotional level. John Carney is obsessed with the power of music. It's what his last three films, including Sing Street, are about. Once talks about how music can communicate emotion and is a universal language. Begin Again explores the healing power of music. Carney is…
Before the Fall is a thrilling mystery that takes the time to dive both into its characters and our society. It's a haven of a book for book nerds. “For Emma, what made it so hard to return to the tiny apartment in the West Village she shared with two other girls was the sudden…
Split is an incredibly tense and well-made thriller that features fantastic performances by James McAvoy and Anya Taylor Joy. M. Night Shyamalan is back, for better or worst. The last Shyamalan movie I watched was 2008's The Happening, so you could understand my hesitance going into this movie. Although I heard mostly good things about his last…
And the nominees are... We take our best guess at who will be nominated at the 2017 Oscars The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are next Tuesday and we'll finally know where this wacky awards season leads to. This year has been one of the most confusing awards seasons in recent memories. However, we do…
Visually stunning and emotionally resonant, Deepwater Horizon is the kind of "based on a true story" movie that honors its subject, but is also eminently watchable. Disaster movies are already hard enough to pull off. But disaster movies based on a real event are even harder. You have to balance the expectations of the genre with reverence…
Interstellar is a visual masterpiece that has a human touch that propels it to greatness. It is perhaps one of the best space movies ever made. Christopher Nolan isn’t one known to be taciturn when it comes to his movies. Even his smaller movies like Momento have grand structures bolstering their simple plots. However, Interstellar is easily…
