There has never been an American movie like Sorry To Bother You. Hell, I don’t think there’s ever been a film quite like Boots Riley’s breakout, at least not since Luis Buñuel died. For just like the famous surrealist, Riley has squeezed...
As we enter the final three months of 2018, it’s a time most begin looking to cinema’s future: what Oscar contenders will come out, what fall hits will come out, and so on. However, as I do not have festival credentials (yet), I decided to spend...
The Venice Film Festival has finally come to a close, and while there were very few surprises in the awards, they did help establish a wonderful fall season to come.
Welcome to the Oscar race! That’s right: this past weekend, the Venice and Telluride film festivals kicked off, and considering the duo has crowned the eventual Best Picture for the past ten years, this seems like our best bet to follow along...
I’ve been trying to figure out recently why we, as a society, have written off Spike Lee as some sort of “one-and-done” director. While I had been led for years to believe that Lee was something of an Oliver Stone-type, making one great film and...
It was a slow time movie watching this week. I had a busy work schedule, and I was mostly focused on the news out of Venice and Telluride to see many new things. Still, I did manage to see two movies I will be reviewing in the near future: the...
As per usual, the Telluride Film Festival has held off until the Thursday before to announce their schedule. And as per usual, it seems incredibly likely that this year’s Best Picture winner will be on this list of films.
Tomorrow, the Venice International Film Festival will kick off the fall festival season, and effectively kick-start the Oscar race. Coupled with the Telluride Film Festival this weekend, we will soon have a likely frontrunner for Best Picture...
Man, have I had a downer week of film watching. Not necessarily because the films were bad – some were actually quite good. It’s just that everything I watched was so depressing. I mean, if you don’t believe me, just look at the only two new...
The Happytime Murders is brought to you by the letter B, as in “Bad.” And lest you think I’m being lazy using this joke, don’t worry – the film uses some variation on it within the first ten minutes. For despite its occasional funny joke or sight...
Every year when I predict the Oscars, there’s always one film that I never take seriously until it’s too late. From Room to Moonlight to The Shape of Water, I always write the film off until a first trailer comes along to prove me wrong. This...
Crazy Rich Asians doesn’t take any risks to upend its story. It’s perfectly content telling a Hallmark-esque classical rom-com/chick flick to the best of its abilities. It knows exactly who it is for. It’s for your mom, who enjoys a good Saturday...
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