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 blend monster movie madness with indie darling character exploration and…
Movie Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife
The Holocaust is a genre of its own in cinema and with such a wide and varied swath of films already in existence it’s hard for a movie to differentiate itself. Director Niki Caro valiantly makes an effort with the…
Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen shine in ‘The Other Half’
A good movie that fails to live up to the beautiful performances by its leads, Joey Klein’s The Other Half starring Tatiana Maslany (of Orphan Black fame) and Tom Cullen is a solid if not great film that hits limited theaters and VOD this…
Movie Review: ‘Table 19’
For those unaware, Jay and Mark Duplass are something of champions of the indie comedy scene. The likes of Cyrus, Baghead, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, and their recent HBO series Togetherness have shown their talent as writers who see…
Movie Review: Train Driver’s Diary
If you’ve lived in New York City for any extended period of time, you eventually become familiar with all the warning signs on the subway advising passengers to stand behind the yellow line at the station platforms. But within the…
Movie Review: Get Out
Jordan Peele’s Get Out is essentially Dear White People for sadists; it’s a therapeutic horror comedy with a shotgun barrel aimed at the racial tension that’s echoing through America. Where Keegan-Michael Key mostly seems comfortable remaining in the goofy comedy/light drama…
Movie Review: Decanted
Forty-one years ago, the unthinkable happened. In two elite blind tasting wine competitions in Paris, France, California wines beat out their French competitors. It simply couldn’t be. France, the country synonymous with wine, the makers and shapers of wine culture,…