Miss Americana and the Heart Pulling Doc
By Grace McLean “I want to love glitter and also stand up for the double standards that exist in our society. I want to wear pink and tell you how I feel about politics. And I don’t think that those…
Sonic The Hedgehog: The Best 90’s Movie To Not Release in the 90’s
by Simon Wickwire While there is a decently sized fanbase for Sonic the Hedgehog, the idea of this movie seems about 20 years too late. Sonic as a video game mascot today does not have the same impact he had during…
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is beautiful
“Hello neighbor.” The first things we see and hear in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood should strike all the right pangs of familiarity. Set to the gentle, calming tinkles on a piano, we see the grainy film images of…
Ford v Ferrari: Dawn of Racecars
“James Bond does not drive a Ford.” “Well, that’s because he’s a degenerate.” This just feels like a throwback, doesn’t it? There’s something about Ford v Ferrari that evokes the days of cinema gone by, even though its closest analog…
Go go Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit is a movie that will confuse some, annoy more, and anger most. It’s an “anti-hate” satire that’s been accused by some of heinous bowdlerization; of being a “Heartwarming Holocaust feel-good flick” that ignores, or paves over, the atrocities…
Parasite infects American cinema with its brilliance
Man, the new movie by the guy who directed Snowpiercer is really picking up steam! …get it? Picking up steam? Because it’s from the same director who did Snowpiercer? The movie about the train that never stops? Get it? Ah,…
Harriet Tubman gets an origin story worthy of a superhero, but not a real person
Though the pendulum has been swinging for some time now, historical biopics about black women are rare. It must be said, though, that this one’s been coming for a while now. The story of Harriet Tubman – probably the most…
Doctor Sleep damn near put me to sleep
It’s almost hard to believe that The Shining was only Stephen King’s third book. He wrote it in the throes of alcoholism, in part as a way to purge his darkest demons. A horror story about an alcoholic writer who…
In spite of its title, Tel Aviv on Fire is as un-incendiary as they come
Considering how potentially incendiary the title of Tel Aviv on Fire is, I was surprised at how slight, well-intentioned, and wholesomely funny this movie turned out to be. The film’s plot directly grapples with heavy topics – the Israel/Palestine conflict…
Avengers: Endgame Review
Avengers: Endgame is a wild, ungainly, imperfect mess of a movie. It’s a film that, in all likelihood, will be picked apart in the days and weeks to come. It’s way too long, for one thing, and there are certain…
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