Some may walk away from the Pablo Larrain’s glorious Jackie believing that Natalie Portman’s portrayal of Jackie Kennedy verges on the line of imitation, but maybe that’s the point. Jackie Kennedy was very much an actress of her own right, constructing…
Movie Review: Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals opens with old, naked, obese women in sensual poses,testing the audience’s comfort not even two minutes into the film. Director Tom Ford seems to be critiquing both the contemporary art sensationalism and heteronormative conditioning. Would we be so…
Movie Review: Moonlight
Very rarely do I have an emotional experience during a movie with the last time I cried in a movie theater being the conclusion of The Deathly Hallows Part 2 on a glorious IMAX screen. But Moonlight isn’t a conclusion to some…
Movie Review: The Accountant
With everyone still reeling over his version of Bruce Wayne, Ben Affleck knows how to capture an audience. Regardless of the quality of the film, Affleck still manages to shine despite an uneven script. This is one of those cases…
Movie Review: American Honey
When reading The New York Times, director Andrea Arnold came across a story about teenagers going across the country selling magazine subscriptions. Lead by their own version of Oliver Twist’s Fagin, they ran away from broken homes in order to…
Movie Review: The Magnificent Seven
In 1952, Akira Kurosawa created a stir in international audiences with his iconic film, Seven Samurai. The film is not only one of the most famous films in Japanese cinema, but it also sparked major influence in American works.…
Movie Review: Yoga Hosers
Remember Kevin Smith? He’s the one who brought us the great cult classics such as Clerks and Mallrats. Silent Bob is considered one of our great modern philosophers while Jay was the stoner who everyone wanted to be friends…
