Category: Reviews

This is a really really intense documentary. It’s not one of those documentaries you just sit down and watch for fun. Director Talal Derki basically embedded himself into a family of Al Qaeda supporters for two and a half years. At the beginning of the film Abu Osama tells Derki and the camera that his…
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John David Washington is everywhere. Literally everywhere. And I’m not too mad about it because I think he’s fantastic. He’s one of three main characters whose lives intersect when an unarmed African-American man is shot by the cops. So this isn’t a happy one obviously. It’s a hard look at systemic issues. Washington plays Dennis,…
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This film should probably just market itself as a “History Nerds Unite!” event. Since I am one, I happily attended this film screening and was blown away. Peter Jackson was asked by the Imperial War Museum to take archival footage from World War I and create something interesting to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of…
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This is not your typical heist movie. Writer and director Bart Layton tells the true story of four college students who attempt to steal several rare books from their university’s library in Kentucky. It seems like a typical film for the first few minutes. Warren (Evan Peters) and Spencer (Barry Keoghan) hatch the plan together.…
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I watched this trailer and said nope. Then I had to watch the film because it was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards and I was really glad I did. It was written and directed by Quinn Shephard who wrote much of the screenplay when she was a teenager. She also stars in the film…
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Alice Rohrwacher wrote and directed this beautiful film and it’s on Netflix currently so if you’re low on shows to watch check it out. This one is a little trippy and it’s really hard to write about without spoiling a very important part in the middle. It’s got a lot of biblical references and touches…
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Okay. Burning is a really, really great film. BUT, it’s not going to be for everyone. For starters, it’s a Korean film so you have to read subtitles. I know, I know. Some people just won’t be able to handle that. And you know what? Y’all need to suck it up because this film is…
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Holy cow. This was one of my favorite films this year. Director Bing Liu is either a genius or he got really really lucky. The film follows Liu and his friends Keire and Zack as they grow up and become adults. The three friends are bonded by their love of skating. At first it seems…
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This is the first offering from writer and director Cory Finley. And this is an odd one. I’m still sort of processing how I feel about it. It centers on childhood friends Amanda (Olivia Cooke) and Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) who come from rich families. They rekindled their friendship because Amanda’s mom hired Lily as a…
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The last Wash Westmoreland film I saw was Still Alice and I’m still crying over it. Luckily Colette is not so devastatingly sad. Here, director Westmoreland explores the story of Colette (Keira Knightley) who marries Parisian writer Henry Gauthier-Villars AKA Willy (Dominic West). She moves with Willy to Paris which is the hub of everything…
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