Enola Holmes is the joy we needed from 2020. Watching the trailer, it seemed like we were getting a lighthearted version of a Sherlock Holmes detective story; instead the film lands in charming waters but manages to provide some deep…
Adrift Movie Review: Strong Directing and Performances Keep a Basic Premise Afloat
Adrift opens with a beautifully choreographed single take sequence where Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) finds herself stranded on the remains of her sinking sailboat after it has been struck by a wave that would make Poseidon blush. As she wades…
Movie Review: My Cousin Rachel
The British period drama is one that comes with a built-in formula: find a novel to adapt, emphasize the beautiful clothes and landscapes, air towards the prim and proper, rinse and repeat. When done right you have the makings of…
Movie Review: Their Finest
It’s refreshing to find a war movie that doesn’t deal directly with soldiers fighting on the front-lines, but rather with the people fighting a different kind of battle. Instead, Their Finest is about inspiring hope in the midst of war through…
Movie Review: ‘Me Before You’
Maybe it’s because I knew what to expect when going into Me Before You, having read Jojo Moyes’s bestselling book the film is adapted from a year ago, that I didn’t feel quite as manipulated into tears than I feel…
Interview: Director Thea Sharrock on ‘Me Before You’
Thea Sharrock has arrived in Hollywood as first time director in a rare position, making her debut in features with the film adaption of the popular novel Me Before You . Based on the best-selling novel by Jojo Moyes (who…
“Me Before You” Promo Tour
If you have read my Me Before You book review, you probably got the sense that I may be a little obsessed over this book (and may too have gotten hit by a wave of feels- given the ending). So…