Film Review: Moana

Moana, the Disney film set to hit theaters soon, is a brilliant conundrum of a film, with its wonderful score and sometimes faulty storytelling devices. It’s definitely good, but I was unsure how fulfilled I felt once I left the theater. Moana is the road trip of the Disney Princess nee future Chieftains movies. They

Film Review: Doctor Strange

I am going to start this Doctor Strange review talking about food. Comfort food, in fact. Food that you know exactly what you will get, tastes good every time, might not be the healthiest but it leaves you recalling warm memories. The reason I bring this up? Because Marvel Studios has become the comfort food

Oscar Predictions: Viola Davis, Billy Lynn, and Moonlight

New Oscar predictions, who dis? Billy Lynn had it’s premiere at NYFF and the reviews were…mixed at best. However, I find it hard to count an Ang Lee film out of the race, especially given how most people felt about Life of Pi, which wound up with a ton of Oscars, including one for Ang

Film Review: Moonlight

One of the most quietly ambitious films you’re sure to see, Moonlight is a phenomenal look at one man’s life growing up in Miami, struggling with sexuality and manhood. In a way, writing that sentence might actually not be quite enough to explain just the amoun of depth and heart this movie contains.

‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Criterion Edition Review

“…the beauty in the villainy” There are few words that have consumed my mind quite like these spoken by Guillermo del Toro. This statement was made during the chat between the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Cornelia Funke, who did the novelization, and it was something that stuck with me as I rewatched the film

Film Review: The Birth of a Nation

Have you ever watched a film that you find endlessly fascinating on a thematic level but that for some reason doesn’t fully connect on a movie level? If so, you’re familiar with the conundrum that I am regarding The Birth of a Nation. Nate Parker‘s directorial debut is one of conviction and succeeds on many

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