Category: Reviews

I saw the trailer for Maiden a few months ago and immediately wanted to see it. That may be because I love documentaries about incredible feats (see Free Solo, Meru). But I also love sailing even though I have literally zero knowledge about it whatsoever. I just recently learned what it means to tack. Here’s…
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Crawl is absolutely ridiculous and absolutely fun. Director Alexandre Aja, who you might know as the director of The Hills Have Eyes or my personal favorite Piranha 3D, decides to tackle alligators in his latest offering. The story is simple. Haley (Kaya Scodelario), a promising college swimmer, is worried about her father. No one has…
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Director Ron Howard tackles the distinguished life of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti in this documentary. To be very honest with you, I have zero knowledge about anything related to opera. I had heard of Pavarotti and I knew how important he was in the opera world, but I’ve never been to the opera and I…
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Confession: I have never seen any of writer/director Joanna Hogg’s other films. So you’ll have to excuse me if I ramble on about things that are just her usual style. Rest assured, I will be seeing her other three films shortly. I went to see her latest film, The Souvenir, a week ago, but I…
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Go ahead Olivia Wilde! Her directorial debut, Booksmart, could not have been better! Get it done Wilde, get it done. This one stars Beanie Feldstein (who I am low key obsessed with after Ladybird last year) as Molly, an overachieving high schooler set to graduate top of her class and attend Yale the following year.…
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This tiny indie movie is full of funny moments and stellar acting performances. I was one of four people in the theater so obviously this one isn’t really crushing the box office. But I have a feeling it’s because not a lot of people have heard of it. So I’m spreading the word so people…
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Here it is. The big one, Avengers: Endgame. Did I see this on opening night with a sold out theater? Yes, yes I did. Did that enhance my experience and make me like the movie a whole lot more? Yes, yes it did. Avengers: Endgame picks up right where Infinity War left off. Most of…
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Shazam! is a magic word in more ways than one. Poor DC Comics. Marvel is over here absolutely crushing it and DC is coming out with flops like Suicide Squad and Justice League. Aside from Wonder Woman (and maybe Aquaman?), DC had been struggling. I’m happy to announce that they found their groove with Shazam!.…
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Teen Spirit is the first directorial offering for Max Minghella. He’s worked primarily as an actor. You might recognize him from Horns, The Social Network or The Handmaid’s Tale. Teen Spirit is an interesting choice for Minghella for his first feature film. Violet (Elle Fanning) is a teen from Poland living in the UK. She…
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I got the chance to see Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile at the Atlanta Film Festival. Before I get into it I do have a confession: I am one of those horribly annoying people who love anything and everything true crime. I binge Netflix true crime shows like nobody’s business. I devour podcasts like…
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