Viggo Mortensen has starred in many avant-garde dramas about troubled middle-aged men, but Falling is the veteran actor’s first time directing and writing is own film, as well as starring in it, naturally. His first movie is a personal one, as it’s…
Little Women Movie Review: A Near-Perfect Adaptation for This Generation
150 years after its publication, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women remains a rite of passage for young women and girls alike. The March sisters, particularly Jo, were ahead of their time and taught girls that it was okay to go…
21 Bridges Movie Review: Chadwick Boseman classes up routine cop drama
Chadwick Boseman is officially a made man in Hollywood. After earning acclaim for his dead-on portrayal of two of the most famous black men in the history of American culture (Jackie Robinson and James Brown), Boseman stepped into the blockbuster…
Rocko’s Modern Life Static Cling Review: Nickelodeon favorite tackles changing times
Oh that dreaded 90s nostalgia, how will we ever curb our desires to live in the days of our youth? People complain that kids today are overstimulated by smart phones, social media and an endless stream of content to take…
Phil Movie Review: An inoffensive but unfunny take on a heavy subject
One must tread carefully with suicide; it’s a subject that demands delicacy and nuance. When handled sloppily it can tear open old wounds from those who’ve lost loved ones that way. Or, even worse, it can inspire imitators, something Netflix…
Jay Hernandez talks about Toy Story 4 [Interview]
Greetings, young folks! Jay Hernandez made his way down sunny Florida and chatted with us about Toy Story 4. He opened up about which toys would be in his “Toy Story,” what keeps him motivated in the industry, the challenges…
The Last Black Man in San Francisco Movie Review: Home is the impossible dream in a gentrified nightmare
The Last Black Man in San Francisco speaks to a level of devastation that’s been discussed before, that of how racism, gentrification, and class converge over generations to leave entire neighborhoods left behind in the mad rush for profit. In…