Review: Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
This immersive documentary was seven years in the making. It takes place in Congo Mirador, a small village bordering Lake Maracaibo in northern Venezuela. At one time it was a…
Cinema Clash Podcast: The Little Things, Supernova, Palmer, Apollo11 Quarantine
I recently reviewed Supernova, which is an understated film elevated by its two stars, Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth. I also watched a few other movies out this week including…
Review: Supernova
No, this isn’t another space movie, though the title may give you that impression. It’s a placid roadtrip movie, featuring a middle-aged gay couple riding through England’s Lake District in…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Drama
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 8
This week's picks include classics and cult faves. There's only one foreign film in the bunch for a change of pace. Two of the films come from the same director,…
Review: Our Friend
Read this first. It's the Esquire article on which Our Friend is based. The writer is Matthew Teague, a journalist who wrote an essay about the slow and painful death…
Review: One Night in Miami
Academy Award winning actress Regina King's extraordinary directorial debut is an adaptation of a play that tells the story of one evening in 1964 when four African-American icons get together…
Review: The Marksman
What can I say? It’s Liam Neeson – with a straw hat, a rifle, and a faithful dog. There’s nothing particularly unique or original about The Marksman, but Neeson gives…
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Drama
French
Italian
Romance
Spanish language
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 7
This week's picks won boatloads of Oscars and had nominations galore. They hail from France, and Italy, and Germany, and Spain, and one has no dialogue. When I put together…
Quickie Review: Stars Fell on Alabama
It could've been worse. I could have paid to see Stars Fell on Alabama in a theater. Instead, I was able to float mindlessly through this romantic dramedy as if…