First-time feature filmmaker Hong Sung-eun impresses with her debut film ‘Aloners,’ which plays off of the devastating impacts isolation can have.…
‘Vivo’ Q&A with Lin-Manuel Miranda
The new Netflix animated musical, Vivo, was recently screened by the Hispanic Federation and Netflix in New York with Lin-Manuel Miranda, voice of Vivo himself, in attendance. Set to stream on Netflix…
‘Nine Days’ review: Winston Duke shines in this stunner of a debut from director Edson Oda
Director Edson Oda tackles what comes before life and, more importantly, what makes up a life in the serene and powerful Nine Days. While life and what comes after has certainly been explored before i…
‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: Karen Gillan can’t save this convoluted and confused story
A classic case of trying to do it all and accomplishing very little, Gunpowder Milkshake is a missed opportunity for all involved. Despite an aesthetic that is very clearly bellowing at viewers to ple…
‘Black Widow’ review: A vacant and thankless farewell to Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger
Operating as a disingenuous farewell to a character who’s been continuously shafted in the films she’s co-starred in, as well as a much more interesting look at who will be her replacement in th…
‘In the Heights’ review: a magical tribute to what the American Dream should be
Once upon a time, Lin-Manuel Miranda set his prodigious sights on Broadway with an inaugural, autobiographical musical that quickly set him up for New York exposure and (eventually) worldwide attentio…
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ review: An imaginative milestone for animation
Every once in a while, and not often enough, a movie comes along to remind adults what it’s like to sit back and get wrapped up in the pure wonder of animation. “To feel like a kid again&#…