Sunset Movie Review: Ambition and ambiguity sink an overlong and overdrawn story

I’ve always hated the term “sophomore slump” because I’ve never found the second of anything to be all that disappointing. When it comes to doing things a second time, it usually turns out to be easier and more fulfilling. Even…

Movie Review: Son of Saul

Movies are the epitome of escapism. It’s why blockbusters cause such commotion and why Marvel films are in a league of their own; they offer up spectacle for two hours where people can sit down and pretend the rest of…