[This review contains some spoilers] One can scarcely imagine the pressure on Jordan Peele when the time came to begin shooting his sophomore feature film Us following the enormous success of his debu…
The Juniper Tree (4K) Movie Review: A Starkly Dream, Revivified
Among the pantheon of toe-chopping, head-slicing stepmothers in the Brothers Grimm’s fairy-tale canon, few are as starkly cruel and vicious as the one in The Juniper Tree. Here, an abusive stepm…
A Great Lamp, and the Salvation of Camaraderie Through Cinema
In early 2017, director Saad Qureshi called his friend Donald Monroe and confessed he was feeling suicidal. “Donald,” he pleaded, “if we don’t make a film right now, I’m going to kill myself.” Donald,…
‘Beautiful Boy’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Astonishes in Painful, Messy and True Story About Addiction
Early in Felix Van Groeningen’s Beautiful Boy, based on the best selling novels by David and Nic Sheff, David (Steve Carrell) is told that relapse is to be expected in addiction recovery –…
‘Beautiful Boy’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Astonishes in Painful, Messy and True Story About Addiction | TIFF 2018
Early in Felix Van Groeningen’s Beautiful Boy, based on the best selling novels by David and Nic Sheff, David (Steve Carrell) is told that relapse is to be expected in addiction recovery –…
Eighth Grade Movie Review: A Touching Debut About Technology and Adolescence
Trauma reigns supreme in the cesspit that is middle school (anyone who says they enjoyed those years are bold faced liars). With hormones raging through the halls like a plague and the need to be cool…
“Upgrade” Movie Review: Tech Actioner Spams Fun, Blood to Offset Déjà-Vu
The implant is no Audemars Piguet, but hey, it still elevates the wearer! What a toothsome phrase, “what if.” Powerful, too, especially in the sci-fi genre, as any mishandling or undertreating will se…