Review: Oh, Lucy!
Without doubt one of the quirkiest movies I've seen in a long time, Oh, Lucy! is by turns hilarious and sad and brutally honest. The central character is Setsuko, a…
Review: Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
If you don't know about British artist Andy Goldsworthy, this documentary is a great way to get your feet wet. He's hard to classify artistically, since there are not a…
Review: They Remain
This psychological horror flick relies heavily on sound effects and music to take a walk in the woods to a very scare place. Adapted from Laird Barron's short story "30",…
Review: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
She was considered the most beautiful woman in the world when she came to Hollywood in the 1930s from her native Austria. She forced Louis B. Mayer to sign her…
Mini-reviews: The Oscar Nominated Shorts 2018 (Animation & Live Action)
Another year, another batch of short films. This year, there were none I was absolutely in love with. Last year was full of punch you in the guts social issues…
Mini-reviews: The Oscar Nominated Shorts 2018 (Documentary)
Last year was all about war and refugees and people in peril a world away. This time it's all about people here at home though still in peril. The films…
Review: Human Flow
The world is awash in people who cannot stay in their homes because of war or famine or climate or any number of other tragedies that might make remaining impossible.…
Review: The Insult (L’insulte)
Since most of what we're fed about the Middle East is about war and strife, it's always good to see a film about regular people set there. And since Lebanon…
Review: Molly’s Game
Molly's Game is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, a competitive freestyle skier who famously blew her Olympics chance and then rose to the pinnacle of the high…
Review: Downsizing
Downsizing starts with a fun premise: What if you could make humans really small so our impact on the earth is also really small? It's a great jumping off point…
Review: The Post
It's the most timely film of the year without a doubt, with the most respected lead actors on earth, directed by one of America's favorite directors. It's a political thriller…
Review: Call Me by Your Name
What a beautiful film! It's a coming-of-age story set in 1983. Elio (Timothée Chalamet) is 17-years-old, living in the bucolic Italian countryside with his parents in their 17th century villa.…
Mini-Reviews: I, Tonya
Both of us chicks saw this one at Middleburg. Both of us liked it. Here are our mini-reviews: Mainstream Chick's take: The biggest surprise about I, Tonya is that it’s…
Review: The Divine Order
The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung) tells the story of women’s suffrage in Switzerland. I had no idea that the women there didn’t get the right to vote until 1971.…
Review: The Square
Winner of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival's Palme D'Or, The Square is a darkly funny satire set in the art world. Christian (Claes Bang) is the head curator at a…