Photosensitivity Warning: There are several sequences involving flashing lights, including the immediate opening of the film, which may cause issues for photosensitive viewers. Please take precautions before watching the film. Hope is a powerful thing. In the darkest of nights,… Read More ›
“All Crimes Are Collective.” – Title of the included essay by Professor Lynn A. Higgins. A society is nothing more than a collection of individuals who agree on rules. This is obvious, of course, and, quite frequently, presumed, which is… Read More ›
One Night Only is the first film to capture the daily sacrament of ambiguity and self-hate called “Hinge.” It’s a crowd-pleasing rom-com that spends less than 30 seconds on a dating app. Instead, Monica Barbaro (At Midnight; A Complete Unknown)… Read More ›
“For our art, Cosmo. You can never do anything by half.” — Raphina to Conor in Sing Street There are films that, once seen, never leave you. It could be because of the shared experience of seeing something that feels… Read More ›
Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight) is arguably one of the busiest filmmakers working today. After two separate occasions when claims were made that he had retired, Soderbergh has continued to make massively entertaining, if flawed, finished products. His latest film,… Read More ›
There are so many boutique labels out there that it is hard to keep track of what is coming out from who and when — from Arrow to Umbrella and everything in between, with releases, re-releases, and restorations varying across… Read More ›
“You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business; we in the killin’ Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin’.” – Lt. Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds (2009) There are a few things in cinema that most audiences agree on:… Read More ›
Photosensitivity Warning: As much of the film deals with fashion, there are press in attendance at various points of the film which results in quite a few flashing cameras. Scenes like these are also used in the supplemental materials of… Read More ›
Comedy is subjective, but when it’s done right and done in a way that hasn’t been overdrawn and overdone, then it can be a wild success. In Ian Faria’s first feature, cult comedy group Simple Town (known to their fans,… Read More ›
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts – From the “All the World’s a Stage” speech within William… Read More ›
Addiction is not an easy subject to tackle, and it’s even harder to tackle when it’s inspired by a true story. A lot of care was taken and understanding was used to tell this story, which a close friend of… Read More ›
The year is 2026 and writer/director Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario) is back to terrify audiences with his horrifying social commentary that extends far past the marriage dynamic and how society as a whole has accepted something so heinous that it… Read More ›
Trigger Warning: While no depiction is provided, a school shooting is a key character element within the film. A lot can happen in a day. Regardless of time and place, you can find the entire trajectory of your existence shifted,… Read More ›
Romantic comedies come in all shapes and sizes, from a teacher and a night club singer falling in love at first sight (Vivacious Lady) to a billionaire falling for the escort he hired to pretend to be his girlfriend (Pretty… Read More ›
What do a high-octane martial arts spectacle and an intimate science-fiction family drama have in common? Great storytelling. In this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, Thomas Manning shines a spotlight on two very different films and the talented… Read More ›
Photosensitivity Warning: More than the previous film, Galaxy is filled with light designs that may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals; consider taking precautions before starting the film. In 2023, Illumination, with Nintendo as a partner, released The Super Mario Bros…. Read More ›
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is one of the best light-hearted comedies in a very long time and a nice send-up of The Wizard of Oz (1939). At a time when so many comedies rely on recycled jokes… Read More ›
2010’s Despicable Me introduced audiences to master villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell), his darling three adopted girls, and, most importantly, to the Minions. The all-yellow-bodied, seemingly indestructible, unserious, devoted assistants to Gru’s villainy took the world by storm and,… Read More ›
The year is 2006, and audiences have noticed Adam Sandler is trying to do more than just his usual brand of comedy, branching into projects like Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004), and, to an extent, Big Daddy (1999). So when… Read More ›
Writer/director Kirill Sokolov made the leap from shorts to features with the 2018 darkly comic actioner Why Don’t You Just Die! in which an idiot is convinced by his girlfriend to kill her police detective father. A spin on several… Read More ›