“This island… It’s our paradise.” Minus the late-night bloodletting, glimpses of imprisoned children, public execution and aggressive indoctrination, Erisden is nirvana. Worth …
Permission Movie Review: A welcome twist on a familiar story
Before we’re educated enough to even spell “tequila,” we’re told that alcohol is generally an Off-Limits, Grown-Up Thing reserved for special occasions, like weddings, the New Year’s Eve ball drop, or…
Movie Review: Marshall
There is great power in films that stray from an obvious approach, much like Marshall seemed to be aiming for when it chose which of Thurgood Marshall’s cases to focus on. Unfortunately, this film str…
Movie Review: Kill Switch
Video game movies have left such a poor taste in everyone’s mouth. No matter how popular the property being adapted, movies based off of video games have almost always been made with bad filmmaking, g…
Movie Review: The Ticket
Dan Stevens delivers a powerhouse performance in Ido Fluk’s philosophical family drama The Ticket. Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film tackles themes about faith, the virtues of co…
Movie Review: Colossal
Certainly touting one of the most bizarre synopsis for films debuting this year, Colossal, written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, is also one of the most surprising delights. A film which manages to…
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Review: Charming & Fanciful But Overly Faithful Remake
It took me quite a bit of time after yesterday’s screening of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast to figure out how much I liked it. The new movie, directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Wats…