Category: Reviews

You might recognize writer and director Thomas Vinterberg from the film movement he started called the Dogme 95 Collective. Another Round doesn’t follow the guidelines of the movement he started with Lars von Trier but it does provide very entertaining cinema nonetheless. Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) is a schoolteacher and works with three of his buddies,…
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Oh my gosh. I cannot tell you how long I have waited for the writers of Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, to team up again. Finally it has arrived. And it was not at all what I expected but in the best way. If Bridesmaids was too crazy or silly for you then I…
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“If you ever threaten, touch, or spit on me again, I will grab your dick and balls and I will rip them clean off.” This quote is spoken by the protagonist of I Care a Lot and I feel it sums up the general angsty energy of the movie perfectly. Marla (Rosamund Pike) is a…
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Paul Greengrass is best known for his action movies. The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum are a master class in shooting action scenes, in particular fight sequences. Greengrass revolutionized the way fighting scenes are done and if you haven’t seen the Bourne movies, do yourself a favor and watch them. Greengrass wrote and directed…
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is the follow-up to Borat (2006). If you haven’t seen the original Borat, it’s definitely worth a watch and will give you a good idea whether you’ll be into Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. For those who have no context, Borat is played by Sacha Baron Cohen and is a fictional character from Kazakhstan.…
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You might have heard of Minari due to the controversy of the Golden Globes’ decision to include Minari in the Foreign Language Film category. There have been countless articles and discussions about this decision which has given Minari some additional visibility. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to catch this film, because of the…
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I was excited to see Judas and the Black Messiah because I had never seen a film depicting Fred Hampton’s life. If you saw The Trial of the Chicago 7 this year, you’ll remember the passing mention of Hampton being killed. This movie depicts exactly what happened. The opening scene doesn’t feature Hampton, but Bill…
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“I’m not gonna suck up to happiness. If it comes, great. If it doesn’t, who gives a shit.” This was my favorite line from The Life Ahead. It is said in a defiant voiceover by Momo (Ibrahima Gueye), a 12-year-old street kid who hasn’t known much happiness in his life. His mother is dead and…
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If nothing else, Bull proves that writer and director Annie Silverstein is someone to watch out for. This is her debut feature film and she’s able to craft a quiet but intimate portrait of an unexpected relationship. Kris (Amber Havard) is a young girl living with her grandmother while her mother is incarcerated. Kris visits…
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Writer and director John Lee Hancock is well known for his “feel good” movies like The Rookie (2002), The Blind Side (2009), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). With The Little Things, Hancock takes a stab at crafting a suspenseful thriller. Joe Deacon (Denzel Washington) is a Kern County Deputy Sheriff who is sent to Los…
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