America in 2004 was an oddity. The country was, in some ways, vulnerable: still healing from the wounds left by the terrorist attacks on September 11 three years prior, still discovering new information on the tragedies, still engaging in acts…
Adult Life Skills Movie Review: Endearing Jodie Whittaker comedy is almost too quirky for its own good
Paying bills — and on time, every month, without fail. Grocery shopping — for more than just Double-Stuf Oreos, dill pickles, cheap wine, two loaves of bread, and one (1) vegetable. Staying on top of your health insurance — and…
On the Basis of Sex Movie Review: A straightforward biopic that charms while playing it safe
It’s easy to forget that the Notorious RBG was once not so seemingly untouchable as she is today, a cultural icon whose name has become synonymous with the sundry qualifiers with which every woman would want to be described: badass,…
Anna and the Apocalypse Movie Review: A merry little horror musical
‘Twas the season of Christmas and all through sleepy Little Haven, hordes of flesh-hungry zombies ravaged the streets, leaving Anna and her pals to do some savin’ — and singin’ and slayin’, too. If your line of logic got tangled…
Jonathan Movie Review: Ansel Elgort Carries So-So Sci-Fi on His Shoulders
A Baby Driver star goes Black Mirror in Jonathan, the sci-fi drama from co-writer-director Bill Oliver. Well, more accurately, the Ansel Elgort-topper approaches the twisted anthology, links arms with it in the moonlight and walks down some of the same paths…
Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Review: Rami Malek is a Killer Queen, The Rest is Radio Ga-Ga
In a May 1981 interview with Melody Maker, the whimsical, waggish frontman of British rock band Queen described he and his maestro mates’ approach to a career in music, to beginning the journey that would make them one of the…
Bad Times at the El Royale Movie Review: Drew Goddard’s Neo-Noir Thriller is a Mostly Good Time
There are myriad things to which one could compare Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale: a LEGO set, for all its pieces that are meant to come together in the end, a process that usually requires the assembler…
