One of the most fun parts about this franchise is how committed Rian Johnson and the team are to crafting an aesthetic. Knives Out is the perfect movie to throw on over Thanksgiving break with its wool sweaters, colorful foliage,… Continue Reading →
The romantic comedy genre is in an interesting place. Studios simply aren’t making them as often as they used to, which is in large part due to poor box office performance from the genre as a whole. Part of the… Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: I have not seen the original Broadway production of Wicked. I will attempt to reserve judgment for aspects the filmmakers had more control over. Few things have taken the world by storm like Wicked has. Despite debuting on Broadway… Continue Reading →
I really wanted to like A House of Dynamite. With Kathryn Bigelow directing, a high-stakes nuclear threat premise, and a cast including Idris Elba as the President, Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, and Tracy Letts,… Continue Reading →
Blue Moon feels like a stage play that wandered onto a film set and decided to stay awhile. Director Richard Linklater crafts a tightly contained character study centered on the brilliant yet tormented composer Lorenz Hart, played by Ethan Hawke,… Continue Reading →
Frankenstein is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply ambitious reimagining of Mary Shelley’s timeless story, elevated by breathtaking cinematography and anchored by two career-defining performances from Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. From its opening moments, the film establishes an atmosphere of… Continue Reading →
Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt feels like a refined, grown-up version of a campus drama, a kind of Ivy League Dawson’s Creek dressed in philosophical debates and moral tension. Set among Yale’s elite, the story unfolds with beauty and restraint,… Continue Reading →
Roofman is a quietly ambitious film, beautifully shot (on 35 mm by Andrij Parekh) with a restrained visual style that rarely calls attention to itself. In it’s form, it is technically solid, though seldom ambitious in its cinematography. The film… Continue Reading →
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