Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Cue up the sequel. I suspect Hollywood will see enough green from Crazy Rich Asians to justify a speedy greenlight for a second (and third) film based on the popular…
Review: Leave No Trace
Eight years ago writer/director Debra Granik introduced us all to Jennifer Lawrence in the amazing Winter's Bone. She's finally made another movie after way too long, introducing us to the…
Review: BlackkKlansman
Spike Lee's latest joint is about as far fetched as you could imagine. Set in the early 70s, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes Colorado Springs, Colorado's first African-American cop.…
Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Director Gus Van Sant has brought us some very powerful films in the past -- Milk, Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester, to name just a few -- and he frequently…
Review: Shock and Awe
The most shocking thing about Shock and Awe is how shockingly flat it turned out to be, given the star-power behind it as well as the timeliness of its core…
Review: Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti
If you are a lover of modern art in the least, you're most likely familiar with Paul Gauguin's work, particularly the bold colorful paintings he did while living in French…
Cinema Clash podcast: Incredibles 2; Tag; A Kid Like Jake; Hearts Beat Loud; The Misandrists
Incredibles 2 scored big at the box office in its opening weekend, and rightly so. It was a great family film for Father’s Day, and it’s certainly the early front-runner…
Review: Adrift
Adrift (not to be confused with the 2006 horror drama Open Water 2: Adrift) is a meet-cute swept into a Perfect Storm. It’s based on the true story of Tami…
Review: The Guardians (Les gardiennes)
Most World War One movies are set in the battles and the trenches, but The Guardians takes place at home on a farm in rural of France. There the women…
Review: You Were Never Really Here
Joaquin Phoenix is a phenomenal actor, but his choices of roles lately tend to be odd loners in strange situations (Inherent Vice, The Master, Her, to name just a few))…
Mini-Review: The Leisure Seeker
I was looking forward to this road trip flick with Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren. But sadly, while they are both pretty great, the script for this movie, itself an…
Review: The Miracle Season
The Miracle Season is one of those inspiring and bittersweet sports dramas about athletes overcoming adversity. In this case, the athletes are members of a high school girls’ volleyball team…
Review: Ready Player One
Ready Player One is a futuristic homage to the past, circa 1980s, resembling somewhat of a cross between Avatar and Divergent with the added twist of being directed by the ever-popular…
Review: Journey’s End
War is hell. Especially in this World War One drama, where almost the entire film is set in the trenches just yards away from the enemy Germans. It takes place…
Review: Love, Simon
There's plenty to love about Love, Simon. It's a charming romantic dramedy about a cool high school senior who has an awesome family, a great circle of friends, and one…