The Big Sick was one of my most anticipated movies of the summer, as featured in my Best of the Beast picks a few weeks ago, and I’m happy to … Read More
Movie Trailer: Dunkirk
We finally get a proper look at this much anticipated film from Christopher Nolan and it looks absolutely fantastic. This is a gorgeous trailer that really makes me excited to … Read More
Movie Review: “Chasing Trane” praises a humble music icon
The new documentary Chasing Trane focuses on the life and work of jazz saxophone visionary John Coltrane. Coltrane is an icon whose name is known by plenty of people who … Read More
Film Review: Raw
Whatever you do, don’t enroll in this college. If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Niedermeyer and the other sadistic bastards from the Omega fraternity, ignore the tags at the … Read More
Movie Trailer: Thor Ragnarok Teaser
Opening with Thor hanging over a flaming pit, losing Mjolner to Hela (Cate Blanchett), meeting Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), battling on Skaar, and ending the trailer with a snippet of an … Read More
Review: The Lego Batman Movie (Spoiler Free)
It’s a great Batman Movie! It has been 8 long years since I’ve been able to say that sentence. In that time we’ve had two less than mediocre live action … Read More
Review: “Train Station” is an Experimental Success
To speak of the directing, acting, and cinematography is no small feat when writing about the experimental drama Train Station (2017). Boasting 40 writer/directors from 25 countries, the truly remarkable aspects … Read More
Mini Review: Always Shine
It’s tough enough to be a struggling actor, but supporting a best friend’s similar dream while not getting competitive, or jealous, or even paranoid is a bigger ask. In Always … Read More
Movie Review: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is too elaborate, but good fun
The tendency toward serialization in current pop culture has proven a boon for television, with shows becoming more addictive and binge-able as the stories that are unpacked become more complex. Unfortunately, … Read More
Movie Trailer: Wonder Woman Trailer 2
I’m intrigued. Is it possible that the DC films aren’t all going to be terrible? I’m hesitantly placing this in the “maybe it will be good” category. Wonder Woman is … Read More
Film Review: Woody Allen’s new film CAFÉ SOCIETY
A star-studded cast, visually striking 1930s Hollywood setting, adulterous scandals, unrequited love, gangsters, glamour, and perhaps the most prolific filmmaker of our time; this should be a formula for another … Read More
Movie Review: Imperium
At this point, Daniel Radcliffe has appeared in enough different sorts of roles on screen (and on stage) to prove that he is a solid actor and not just a one-note … Read More
Film Review: GHOSTBUSTERS
Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters has had a long, strange odyssey to the big screen, doing battle with sirens and cyclopes in the form of grown men throwing five year old pounding … Read More
Movie Review: The Neon Demon
“Beauty isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” So says a fashion designer played by Alessandro Nivola in The Neon Demon, the new arty psychodrama from Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. Set in the Los Angeles … Read More