Since the days of Stella Dallas and Mildred Pierce, filmmakers have sought to explore the dichotomy of being a woman and a mother. Freedom and marriage are two terms that aren’t mutually exclusive, and an entire genre of features exists…
RBG Movie Review: An Icon is Given a Well Deserved Spotlight
In the midst of an era that’s defined by its bitter divisiveness and smoldering hostility, people are left searching for even the slightest glimmer of hope in the darkness. For many, that hope comes in the form of U.S. Supreme…
Avengers: Infinity War Movie Review: The MCU Delivers Again with a Messy, Beautiful and Shocking Film
At moments, Avengers: Infinity War is an ugly film. From the putrid coloring of Thanos’ (Josh Brolin) skin and burnt oranges and reds casting deadly shadows on far away planets to the dimmed landscape of Wakanda, less vibrant under the…
Tribeca 2018 Movie Review: Dead Women Walking
No critic ever watches a movie hoping it will be bad, but it’s quite rare for a critic to actively wish a movie was better while watching it. I don’t mean that in the sense of wishing a bad movie…
Borg vs McEnroe Serves up a Forgettable Sports Film
In the past year we’ve witnessed two of the most iconic tennis matches in sports history. First, it was feminist Billie Jean King versus sexist Bobby Riggs in 2017’s The Battle of the Sexes, and now it’s the stone-cold Bjorn…
Grace Jones Bloodlight and Bami Movie Review: Bold yet blah
There’s a moment at the beginning of Sophie Fiennes’ documentary, Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, where an adoring fan asks Jones if she’d ever do another movie. She smoothly answers, “My own.” It’s a loaded phrase because if Bloodlight and…
A Quiet Place Review: Krasinski Silences with Sheer Suspense
A Quiet Place is as ferociously primal of a horror film as the terrifying predators present throughout. These creatures feed off sound, which is somewhat of a rudimentary gimmick for a horror film monster. Director and star John Krasinski takes full…