First Reformed
At the very center of Paul Schrader’s First Reformed is the inherent conflict between hope and despair. Is it naiveContinue Reading
Tag: America
Adrift ★★
Doomed romance meets lost at sea in this film that tells the true story of Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) andContinue Reading
Under the Silver Lake ★★★½
Under the Silver Lake steals Tarantino‘s guiding philosophy that homage can be original and sprints home with it, tossing classic Hollywood intoContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of June 2018
Alex Sitaras: One of the summer’s largest indies will be Under the Silver Lake [Editor’s Note: This film is nowContinue Reading
BlacKkKlansman ★★★½
There’s a chilling moment towards the middle of BlacKkKlansman where Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) laughs at the notion thatContinue Reading
Summer Movies
Summer is upon us. Schools are letting out, and it’s a good time to reflect and remember an age whenContinue Reading
Tully ★★
Possibly the biggest surprise of 2018 thus far has to be Jason Reitman‘s Tully and not because of the film’s quality.Continue Reading
Fishbowl California ★★½
Rodney (Steve Olson) is a mess. We can see this in the first frames of Fishbowl California: dirty counters, clothesContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of May 2018
Kevin Jones: As the calendar turns to May, the release schedule for theaters is starting to favor blockbusters, leading toContinue Reading
Paterno ★★½
Barry Levinson seems to have found a home at HBO, the television network premiering his previous film The Wizard ofContinue Reading
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