Those People follows a twentysomething Upper East Sider who's torn between pursuing his socialite best friend and a new romance with an older pianist Quick review: Despite some first-time feature issues, Joey Kuhn’s Those People gives enough material to its talented lead Jonathan Gordan to introduce him as an exciting new talent. When Those People is good, it…
Michael Fassbender is fascinating as the papier-mâché headed lead singer in Frank, which celebrates weirdness and understands mental illness Frank is just about as quirky and surreal as you’d imagine a movie about an experimental indie band with a lead singer who constantly wears a giant papier-mâché head would be. However, surprisingly, the character of Frank (Michael…
Under the Shadow gives a unique spin on the ghost story genre by setting it in a time and city where horror movies don't often take place. The horror genre was taken by storm in 2014 when Jennifer Kent's The Babadook debuted to incredible acclaim. It's deep dive take on the ghost story not only felt fresh and new but…
Closet Monster is a unique take on the LGBT coming-of-age genre with a stellar performance by Connor Jessup The exploration of sexuality is a sub-genre that has emerged from under the glut of young adult coming-of-age stories. From Dee Rees' confident debut Pariah or Barry Jenkins' masterpiece Moonlight, the movies that encompass these themes are heartbreaking,…
In honor of Pride Month, we're taking a look at one of the best LGBT movies of the decade, Andrew Haigh's Weekend. It's hard to think of queer cinema of this decade without mentioning the film Weekend. Until Moonlight captured the collective consciousness of cinephiles and mainstream audiences alike, the defining film in the LGBT film canon could be traced…
Bright colors, quirky characters, and at the center of it a super pig. Okja is a visual delight but offers something deeper below its surface. Okja is a super pig. Yes, that’s what they call her species in the eponymous film. This animal, which is double the size of a hippo, slobbers uncontrollably, and has a propensity…
