Mid-Winter Mush
Why haven’t there been any good movies about women recently? It’s a weird time of year for movies. We’re now into late February. The Academy Awards are upon us, which means we’re […]
Why haven’t there been any good movies about women recently? It’s a weird time of year for movies. We’re now into late February. The Academy Awards are upon us, which means we’re […]
She Knows Nothing, then Too Much In Before I Go To Sleep, a woman wakes up one morning and appears to be escaping a forgettable one-night stand. The truth is, […]
When I first found out that Roger Ebert had passed away, I initially thought to myself, “I’m going to miss his Facebook posts.” That might sound like a slight against […]
A Writer with Nothing to Write, Everything to Claim Sometimes it’s easy to spot a film whose ambition exceeds its execution. In the case of The Words, which hovers over heavy thematics and ethical implications, […]
A Vacation Intervention Guillaume Canet’s Little White Lies captures the essence of a family-friend vacation: an intimate gathering prodding group sociality through anger, laughter, tears, and love. It’s not a new […]
Bootlegging Brothers Mixing up Trouble In Lawless, an explosively feisty flick set in prohibition 1930s Virginia, three notorious brothers run their own moonshine bootlegging business. It’s a lower class operation […]
Pedal Pusher Biking up the Wrong Street Crowded streets, tight escapes, and heavy pedal action speedily wedge their way through Premium Rush, an often-unexposed peek at two-wheeled manual transportation. I say […]
Putting the Comedy in Car Chase It’s a refreshing feeling to watch someone have fun at what they’re doing. That someone in this case is Dax Shepard, the notoriously deadpan […]