Has American heroism in film become a punchline as of late? Maybe it’s because audiences have been exposed to the cynical satire of Team America: World Police, Idiocracy and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby that even the slightest…
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Riverdale 2×02 Review: “Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks”
Most of the characters in “Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks” got some good character moments and development (except for, you guessed it, Josie and the Pussycats). The second episode is far better than the premiere and helped further along the plot, all…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Review 5×04 “HalloVeen”
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a great many things,along with being one of my favorite shows currently airing, but even I wouldn’t ever say that it’s unpredictable. Luckily, it’s never had to be, compelling and funny enough in its own right to happily…
Movie Review: Super Dark Times
Some movies have the ability to grab your attention with one form of advertisement. It could be a poster, trailer, plot synopsis, or even an interview with someone associated with the project. For me, the poster to this year’s Super…
VIFF Review: BPM (Beats Per Minute)
To read previous VIFF coverage, click here. In the electric first half of BPM (Beats Per Minute) the film charts the movement of a group of HIV/AIDS activists in France in the early 1990s, just as the virus became a…
VIFF 2017: “A Yangtze Landscape”, “Claire’s Camera”, & “Maison du bonheur”
To read previous VIFF coverage, click here. Among the numerous delights of attending festivals is catching an early screening of a film already steeped in praise (whether hailing from Sundance, Cannes, Toronto or Venice). As I discovered with last year’s…
The Best Science Fiction Films of the 21st Century
If you haven’t heard, the hotly anticipated Blade Runner: 2049 has hit theaters and has mildly obliterated minds. It’s one of those wonderful reminders of just how powerful good science fiction films can be, as something that is equal parts introspective, reflective…