Movie Review: ‘The Danish Girl’

The Danish Girl aspires to be an Academy Award contender on virtually every level. This mindset is the film’s biggest strength and its biggest hindrance. From a technical standpoint, it is impeccably filmed. Every frame is filled with visual splendor…

Movie Review: ‘Burnt’

Burnt had me salivating for much more than the food that was constantly prepared on-screen.  It’s literally “food pornography” throughout most of the film’s flashy montages. There’s plenty of instances where I felt desire in my stomach for a well…

Movie Review: ’90 Minutes in Heaven’

Although it’s centered around a fascinating true story, 90 Minutes in Heaven is plagued by an uneventful and padded out two hours. That title is actually quite misleading, especially as someone who was unfamiliar with the real life story. Only…