Like its last rattle, death lingers and grief hurts. There is no easy, manual prescribed manner in which someone deals with the loss of a loved one, especially when that someone was the glue that held so much of a…
Tribeca Review: Aardvark
Starring the typically delightful Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto and John Hamm, Aardvark, directed by Brian Shoaf completely squanders their collective talents with a astoundingly dumb film. Despite any hints of chemistry between Slate and Hamm and and a particularly winsome turn from…
The Magicians Season 2 Finale Review: What made year two such a success
When The Magicians first began to air the intrigue was natural for those who hadn’t read the books the series was loosely based on; it was an attractive cast in a fantasy setting described as “sexy Harry Potter”. Who on earth wouldn’t…
Movie Review: The Promise
Perhaps this demonstrates a lack of creative initiative, but one would believe that if a director was to tackle a subject as weighty as the Armenian genocide, they would not choose to use it as a backdrop to a schmaltzy…
Movie Review: Your Name
Visually scrumptious and powerful once the full bloom of emotions encompasses you, director Makoto Shinkai of Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimeters Per Second fame has delivered yet another stunner in body swap film, Your Name. However, be wary of synopsis because beyond…
Movie Review: The Ticket
Dan Stevens delivers a powerhouse performance in Ido Fluk’s philosophical family drama The Ticket. Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film tackles themes about faith, the virtues of comfort and the easy descent a man takes when given the slippery…
Movie Review: Colossal
Certainly touting one of the most bizarre synopsis for films debuting this year, Colossal, written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, is also one of the most surprising delights. A film which manages to blend monster movie madness with indie darling character exploration and…
