‘Black Widow’ fails its women by simplifying agency to antidotes

There’s a lot to celebrate about Black Widow, Marvel’s first new movie release since Spider-Man Far From Home. Although this movie arguably should have come out before Captain Marvel, Black Widow works well as a reintroduction to feature-length Marvel flicks…

With or Without Capes: Our Personal Heroes on International Women’s Day

We take time out of busy schedules to celebrate the women – fictionalized and not – who we either idolized as children, admired as adults or both. With Captain Marvel officially being released on International Women’s Day it felt only best…

The Favourite Movie Review: The farce involved nearly impedes any dramatic empathy gained by Yorgos Lanthimos

Even if you find yourself unable to stomach the overwhelming emotional remove of his films, how can one not to be impressed by the unique constructs of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos? With each film he seems to find more and…

Movie Review: My Cousin Rachel

The British period drama is one that comes with a built-in formula: find a novel to adapt, emphasize the beautiful clothes and landscapes, air towards the prim and proper, rinse and repeat. When done right you have the makings of…

Movie Review: Denial

Some may say that you will never understand the hardships or atrocities our past generations have faced because we have never had to live through them. To an extent, that is true, but that is why we are told stories.…

Interview: Derek Cianfrance on The Light Between Oceans

The new film The Light Between Oceans might seem like a change of pace for indie director Derek Cianfrance. He previously wrote and directed the Ryan Gosling starring indie films Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines, melodramas with…

Movie Review: Complete Unknown

We’ve all seen the “multiple identities” storyline before in entertainment, such as Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can or United States of Tara, but there’s always room for new stories surrounding the format. The ability for one person to assume…