Director Martin Scorsese/2016
For nearly 30 years, Martin Scorsese has been trying to have Shûsaku Endô's novel, Silence, grace the silver screen. Given the n...
For the Fools Who Dream... A Much-Needed Musical
DIRECTED BY DAMIEN CHAZELLE/2016
For a high-end lavish movie musical, there's something scrappy and imperfect...
DIRECTED BY DENIS VILLENEUVE/2016
Is the new science fiction blockbuster Arrival an overly gloomy look at things to come? Or is it a note of hope amid a despe...
Director Mel Gibson/2016
Hacksaw Ridge is the true story of Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield) who was the first Conscientious Objector to win the Medal of Hono...
Director Barry Jenkins/2016
Barry Jenkins delivers a beautiful, warm, and difficult story of one boy's journey to adulthood. This journey is not for the faint ...
A Grim, Amoral Account of the Greatest Manhunt in American History
#30: Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
It’s been 15 years since 9/11. A...
Stop Motion Adventure Makes Thrilling Music
DIRECTED BY TRAVIS KNIGHT/2016
In ancient Japan, strange things are afoot. Magic, both good and bad, are coming ...
Punk Rock Attitude Fuels This Gory Tale Of Survival
DIRECTOR: JEREMY SAULNIER/2016
Green Room is director Jeremy Saulnier’s follow-up to 2013’s Blue Ruin, w...
Note: What follows is an extremely SPOILER heavy discussion of the film Interstellar. If you have not seen the film, let this serve as a warning that specific ...
Five Sisters, Not Easily Broken
Film #9: Mustang (2015)
Director: Deniz Gamze Urgüven
I write this review on International Women’s Day, and I couldn’t ha...
