Pierrot le Fou [1965] Review: An Internal Conflict
Directed by the brilliant Jean-Luc Godard in 1965, Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot the Madman) is a beautiful French New Wave…
The Unspoken Diversity Deficiency at the Oscars: Amount of Films & Foreign Films
The Oscars can make a big song and dance every year about how wokely diverse they are (or are trying to become), but really, when it comes down to the numbers and money needed for an awards season campaign, it’s no wonder they’re going to hit some blind spots.
Alita: Battle Angel [2019] Review: Defeated by It’s own Plot
Alita: Battle Angel is my first big disappointment of 2019. What makes it such a frustrating letdown is the occasional…
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part [2019] – Still Awesome
Rarely does a sequel live up so spectacularly to its predecessor and move the story forward in such meaningful ways….
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part [2019] Review – Everything Is Pretty Decent
The original Lego Movie was a surprise success, mixing together a popular but plot-less brand of toys and several pop culture references…
Cold Pursuit [2019] Review: Revenge Served Lukewarm
It would be nice to live in a world where a beat-by-beat remake of a relatively recent foreign film wasn’t…
Brothers’ Nest [2018] Review – A Darkly Funny and Interminably Tense Family Dispute
Clayton Jacobson’s Aussie thriller Brothers’ Nest (2018) has got a dubious plot of sorts: a pair of miserable brothers plots…
Western [2018] – A Quietly Powerful Tale of Cross-Cultural Connection and Male Ego
German film-maker Valeska Grisebach’s long-overdue third feature Western (2018) has got poker-faced men, horses, guns, and magnificent outdoor scenery as…