A big, head-turning twist is hard to accomplish in any movie, but Serenity lives and dies by its twist, largely to the detriment of the film. Other than being completely nonsensical, the dialogue is c…
‘White Boy Rick’ Movie Review: Prosaic, shallow telling of a striking life
As with James “Whitey” Bulger or the Kray twins, Richard Wershe Jr. has a crime-glazed life primed for the movies. In times when we, for argument’s sake let’s assume “we” means the majority, juggled h…
Movie Review: The Dark Tower
It’s been ten years since Stephen King sold the film rights to his magnum opus series The Dark Tower. A decade long wait filled with actor and director name dropping, studios bouncing in and out of th…
Movie Review: Gold
I have this recurring dream of winning some enormous jackpot in a casino. Taking it as a sign, I have gone to the casino a couple of times and lost much more money than I have made. There was no way o…
Movie Review: Sing
Warning: This review contains spoilers for Sing. Read at your own discretion. If you’ve seen Zootopia and were disappointed in the lack of singing, go watch Sing. You’ll get the songs but …
Movie Review: The Sea of Trees
The Cannes Film Festival has been known to make or break films and The Sea of Trees became one of its biggest victims. Met with uproarious boos, it is the lowest-scoring Cannes entry in over a decade.…
Movie Review: Kubo and the Two Strings
The final scene of Kubo and the Two Strings has haunted me since seeing it last week. Haunted might be too strong of a term, but it has resonated with me in a way that moves me very deeply. Even a wee…