No matter how much the contemporary media landscape changes, there are two things that remain constant: cute pets and superheroes. The former being the subject of memes, funny videos, and all sorts of content since the dawn of the internet;…
Millicent Simmonds on the Need for Diverse Representation in Film and Working with John Krasinski in ‘A Quiet Place’ [Interview]
Horror films often fall into the same cliches and deliver cheap scares that don’t end up being scary at all. If you can see it coming, it’s not effective. That’s where A Quiet Place subverts the usual tricks, giving us scares…
A Quiet Place Review: Krasinski Silences with Sheer Suspense
A Quiet Place is as ferociously primal of a horror film as the terrifying predators present throughout. These creatures feed off sound, which is somewhat of a rudimentary gimmick for a horror film monster. Director and star John Krasinski takes full…
Movie Review: Columbus
It’s imperative that we establish a basic truth right off the bat. Maybe this is common knowledge and I’ve been living under a rock. It’s possible. I prefer to believe, however, that like me, most people have no idea just…
IFF Boston Review: Columbus
It’s imperative that we establish a basic truth right off the bat. Maybe this is common knowledge and I’ve been living under a rock. It’s possible. I prefer to believe, however, that like me, most people have no idea just…
Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’ Trailer Looks Intense
The trailer for Detroit released today, and Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie looks intense. The two immediate takeaways are that the movie is very gritty and feels authentic. There was nonstop action and tension in the clips shown. John Boyega appeared…
Movie Review: The Hollars
It’s unsurprising that The Hollars came to audiences by way of Sundance as it’s exactly the kind of movie Sundance became famous for in the 1990s and early 2000s. A family dramedy with immature son(s) coming of age at the…