Category: Reviews

If you haven’t heard of Nan Goldin before, then All the Beauty and the Bloodshed will not be as interesting or as affecting. If you’ve been privileged enough to learn about her or see her photography at an exhibit in person, then this documentary will be of particular interest. It’s no surprise that a good…
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Saint Omer is a two hour and two minute courtroom drama. But if you’re expecting a heated and rapid paced drama like Argentina, 1985 or The Trial of the Chicago 7 you’ll be disappointed. This is an incredibly slow moving movie. Rama (Kayije Kagame) is a writer and professor who is working on a book…
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Close comes from writer and director Lukas Dhont who made a splash with his feature film debut Girl (2018). Dhont follows this up with a compelling story about two thirteen-year-old boys’ friendship. The beginning of the movie shows the boys playing make believe together. They have wild imaginations and carry sticks for swords as they…
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Women Talking is based on a 2018 novel of the same name written by Miriam Toew. The novel documents the true story of a Mennonite community in Bolivia. While watching the movie it’s hard to imagine the events could have happened in real life. But then again, it really isn’t–especially if you’re a woman. The…
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James Cameron finally got around to making the sequel to Avatar (2009) and he didn’t cheat us with a three hour and 12 minute runtime for Avatar: The Way of Water. The story picks up a few years after where we left off on Pandora. Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) have two sons…
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In The Banshees of Inisherin, Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) are best friends living on an island off the coast of Ireland in the early 1900’s. One day Colm announces he no longer wants to be friends with Padraic and can’t give any good reason for ending their friendship. Padraic is baffled by…
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Writer and director Damien Chazelle has had a string of hits with Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018). He adds another to his roster with his latest feature film Babylon. For this film, Chazelle returns to his deep love of movies and Hollywood, exploring the silent movie era and the advent…
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Since the advent of social media it’s become common place to take photos of food before you eat. Scroll through any platform (seriously take your pick) and you’ll undoubtedly see photos or videos of food. We’ve all become familiar with the saying, “The camera eats first” which continues to be cringey. The Menu pokes fun…
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Emily the Criminal is the first feature film for writer and director John Patton Ford. With a degree from an art school and some obvious artistic talent (we see her drawing and sketching things in her spare time) Emily (Aubrey Plaza) seems poised to snag a well-paid job in some type of graphic design gig.…
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Aftersun is the first feature film for writer and director Charlotte Wells. Her first attempt is fantastic but extremely understated and quiet. The movie is told from the perspective of eleven-year-old Sophie (Frankie Corio) who is on vacation with her father Calum (Paul Mescal). Calum and Sophie’s mom are clearly not together anymore and Calum…
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