The first film I screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival was writer/director Liz W. Garcia’s One Percent More Humid. The film is a New England set, college-age drama about two childho... Read more
The Tribeca Film Festival is here and while this may not be the first film I’ve seen at this year’s fest, it is the first review I’ve written to kick-off my yearly coverage. The... Read more
Family is a sticky subject to tackle on film, inspiring a certain kind of love story. There’s baggage, there’s struggle, there are extenuating circumstances, but let’s not forget that there’... Read more
In American movies it’s pretty much the good guys versus the bad guys – the heroes manageable flaws not withstanding. So when the drama takes into account real events you must watch i... Read more
Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín doesn’t have a ton of experience as a director, but of the seven films he has directed, the most recent four have been critically praised. His film NO was no... Read more
Disorder throws a bunch of stuff at you as returning soldier/bodyguard Matthias Schoenaerts is tasked with protecting Diane Kruger on the French Rivera. Set under the umbrella of a vet suffe... Read more
There are a lot of great movies being released this weekend and one of those highlights is Kelly Fremon Craigs’ dramedy, The Edge of Seventeen starring Hailee Steinfeld. The Edge of Seventee... Read more
It’s been six years since we’ve heard the name Na Hong-jin, the director behind The Chaser and The Yellow Sea, two fantastic South Korean films that took the genre world by storm when they w... Read more
Park Chan-wook is one of my favorite directors. The Korea auteur is a master of style, detail, atmosphere and creativity, resulting in films that often leave a lasting impression. Known mos... Read more
Disclaimer: This review will have some spoilers Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a slave who lives on a plantation owned by a very fair (by slave-owner standards) and gene... Read more
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