Film Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

It’s interesting that in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker there are multiple plot threads about spaceships rising or wondering how they would land. Do you think Lucasfilm realized this would become a metaphor for the film when scripting? Because if not, that’s some great kismet as this new Star Wars movie struggles to take

Downsizing (2017)

Many movies have wrestled with end of the world scenarios and how humans have impacted the environment. But few have done it in such an absurd and endearing manner as has Downsizing, the Alexander Payne film that sees the world tackling the problem of overpopulation by shrinking people down to about five inches tall. I

Final Oscar Predictions

So, the Oscars are right around the corner and like most awards season, I’m ready for this one to be blissfully over. La La Land is gonna win a ton of Oscars, but how many? Here are my final Oscar predictions. Best Picture Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La

Yes, We Should Rally for Diversity at the Oscars

You know, I contemplated not even addressing diversity and the Oscars past the brief thing I wrote on my Oscar analysis. But after a few days of seeing foolery going around the web, a rant has built up in my chest that I need to let go.