In Sound of Metal, a drummer for a heavy metal band is forced to confront a very different future when he suddenly loses his hearing Sound of Metal is one of the best portrayals of deafness in film using smart sound design and a stellar performance by Riz Ahmed to communicate the experience. And while…
First Cow tells the story of an unlikely friendship, their improbable business idea, and the cow that is the lynchpin behind both Like all of director Kelly Reichardt's films, First Cow is a warm blanket of a story where the stakes are never overstated, the characters are grounded to Earth, and the filmmaking leaves you…
Netflix's Rebecca, which follows in the footsteps of Hitchcock's 1940 classic, follows a young woman who walks in the shadow of her new husband's late wife Rebecca is gloriously filmed and impeccably designed, but beneath all of the polish of its grand mansion setting is an empty house filled with nothing but empty rooms and…
Romantic comedies are like the cinematic equivalent of comfort food—easy to watch, heartwarming, and a slice of happiness. Here are some great ones. Romantic comedies are like snuggling up in a warm cardigan on a crisp autumn day. Or like that first bite of your mom's cooking when you come home from the holidays. They…
The Trial of the Chicago 7 tells the very true and very relevant story of seven protesters on trial for inciting a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention Despite it's stacked cast, relevant topics, and high-production value, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is too interested in portraying the facts and not enough in…
After discovering a drug sends you back in time, a paramedic uses it to help his best friend find his daughter in Synchronic Synchronic has a fun enough concept to keep you hooked, but Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson—along with a stellar performance by Anthony Mackie—add in their effortlessly charming direction to make it the…
Desperate for money to help his ailing brother, a man takes a new job in a strange near-future version of the gig economy in Lapsis Noah Hutton's strong direction and the world he builds that explores the new gig economy that has taken ahold of our everyday lives are interesting enough for Lapsis to overcome…
In their fifth collaboration, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro explore the lengths one man will go to be given a chance in The King of Comedy For a movie about a failed standup comedian, The King of Comedy difficult to watch. Rupert’s delusions of success are funny at first but then grow cringe-worthy —…
Five years later, The Cabin in the Woods is looking more and more like a horror classic that is singular in its mission to revitalize the genre that we know and love. Five years ago, the trajectory of the horror genre was forever changed with the release of the Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard film The Cabin in…
David Fincher's 2008 film Zodiac has grown to be one of his best, if not one of the best cinematic offerings of the century. Zodiac strikes the perfect balance between engrossing police procedural, atmospheric horror, and compelling character study to be one of the best movies of the century. To fully appreciate Zodiac, you have to watch it…
