Latchkey Cinema – Teenage Nihilism (ft. Heathers)
Making the move from woodsy New England to sprawling San Bernardino, California when I was nine years didn’t seem likeContinue Reading
Tag: America
Primetime ★★½
As ugly as the ethics behind the show and the showman at the centre of Lance Oppenheim‘s media morality playContinue Reading
The Dog Stars ★★
Director Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars is steeped in grief. Set in a post-apocalyptic world after a flu eradicated mostContinue Reading
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ★★★
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. It is rapturously entertaining and gaudyContinue Reading
The Rivals of Amziah King ★★★
Amziah King (Matthew McConaughey) is a man of almost mythic proportions. Everywhere he goes, life seems to happen. People flockContinue Reading
The End of Oak Street ★★★
The End of Oak Street builds slowly. It starts with a few flashes in the yard at night that youngContinue Reading
Sundown ★½
An isolated cabin in the wintry Canadian countryside becomes the site of a family kangaroo court, as elderly Donna (OlwenContinue Reading
Destroy All Girls ★★★★
Some films breathe so intensely the air of one specific film festival that they—in any sense of the word—feel madeContinue Reading
One Night Only ★½
Director Will Gluck’s One Night Only carries with it an unusual premise: three years ago, pre-marital sex was outlawed. ForContinue Reading
Latchkey Cinema – Bridging the 80s (ft. River’s Edge & Running on Empty)
I’m going to bestow Kramer vs. Kramer with an honorary mention in the Gen X movie pantheon. It’s very muchContinue Reading
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