Category: 2023
‘Cocaine Bear’: Movie Review
The enjoyment of a film boils down to its context. That’s not a cop-out, nor is it really a requisite. You might wonder why this context is important enough to know when discussing Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear. It isn’t important,
‘Of an Age’: Movie Review
Love is a curious event in our lives, one that finds us when we least expect it, one that we sometimes fail to fully appreciate. Time is an aspect of that love. Together, human intuition takes over, making for awkwardness
‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’: Movie Review
Entering its fifth phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peyton Reed returns to the director’s chair for Ant-Man’s latest entry, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Interestingly, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania felt like it was transfixed in a dreamlike state
Film Review: “God’s Time”- A Fast, Well-Written, Character Piece
Five minutes into writer/director Daniel Antebi’s “God’s Time”, it is abundantly clear that first time actress Liz Caribel Sierra has serious skills. Her character Regina is pure fire from moment one and the newcomer dives into the deep end of
Movie Review: “One for All: The DJ Chris Villa Story”
It is difficult to tell the story of Jeremy A. Lopez’s One for All: The DJ Chris Villa Story without mentioning my own. As Chris says in the documentary, “keep it simple.” So, I won’t start with my own story
Film Review: ‘Consecration’- Religious/Horror Wrapped in A Mystery
Horror films have a long history with religion, using it to blend the terrors of otherworldly sin with the violent hypocrisy of religious doctrine. Christopher Smith’s “Consecration” holds many of the hallmarks from 1970’s British horror pictures. Films such as
Film Review: ‘Knock at the Cabin’- A Tense, Well-Crafted Thriller
M. Night Shyamalan will forever be held to the standards of his breakthrough hit “The Sixth Sense” (and its two popular follow ups, “Unbreakable” and “Signs”). While his latest thriller, “Knock at the Cabin” is not as strong as those
Film Review: “One Fine Morning”
Premiering in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning (Un beau matin in other territories) hits theaters this weekend. The award-winning romantic drama features Léa Seydoux as Sandra Kienzler, an exceptionally bright
Sundance 2023: ‘You Hurt My Feelings’- Film Review
Since her debut film, 1996’s “Walking and Talking”, Nicole Holofcener has been one of Independent Cinema’s most interesting writer/directors. This year’s Sundance entry “You Hurt My Feelings” is further proof of her talents. In her latest film, Holofcener looks at
Sundance 2023: ‘My Animal’- Film review
Sundance 2023 Midnight Selection “My Animal” Director Jacqueline Castel tears into the werewolf genre with her terrific and effective feature filmmaking debut, “My Animal”. Written by Jae Matthews, Castel has directed a genre film where its emotions and situations are