Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are back for a thrilling, fun and–dare I say it?–darker film. While it doesn’t achieve the same feeling as its critically and commercially beloved predecessor, it’s a sequel befitting the model Marvel has created and a success…
Ally’s Movie Review: Ex Machina
When Anna Karenina was released, I remember falling for Domnhall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander’s storyline as two wayward lovers. Who knew that they’d become such breakout stars by 2015? Caleb (Gleeson) is recruited to go and spend a week with the…
Tribeca ’15 Movie Review: Franny
I don’t know what to think about this movie. Franny (Richard Gere) has everything he could have ever wanted, until his best friends die in a car accident that leaves him severely injured. Five years later, he’s holed up in…
Ally’s Movie Review: Adult Beginners
There is something instantly watchable about characters stuck in arrested development. Watching our title character crash and burn before even the opening credits have finished, putting them on a path where they’ll need to rebuild themselves makes for enjoyable storytelling.…
Tribeca ’15 Movie Review: The Overnight
Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) have hit a bit of a rough patch. They’ve recently made the move to Los Angeles with their son RJ and are having a difficult time acquainting themselves-Alex in particular. That is, until…
Ally’s Movie Review: The Road Within
Vincent (Robert Sheehan) was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at a young age, but it has reached its boiling point after the premature death of his mother. His father (Robert Patrick) is in the middle of a political campaign and checks…
Ally’s Movie Review: While We’re Young
Like the documentary Ben Stiller’s character Josh is making, Noah Baumbach’s newest film tries to be too many things at once with a muddled ending. It’s a one-time-only film, and after doing stellar work with 2013’s Frances Ha, it’s a…