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: La La Land
Time melts away while watching Damien Chazelle’s latest, La La Land about the nature of being an artist, dating a fellow performer and how dreams and expectations are hard won and that perspective too is a difficultly earned gift in growing older. How…
Movie Review: Bleed For This
As Rocky Balboa once said, “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” Boxer Vinny Pazienza certainly embodied that decree both inside and outside of the ring. Bleed For…
Movie Review: Always Shine
Sophia Takal has a direct vision and it’s one that initially put me off when I left the theater. In your face and vibrant with mean spirited characters, the film doesn’t offer much in the way of emotional connection or…
Interview: Hailee Steinfeld for Edge of Seventeen
I talk with Hailee about her high school experience, advice to her younger self, the importance of consent and more.
The newest trailer for La La Land is dazzling
If you haven’t yet heard the buzz surrounding Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (including my own euphoric thoughts) then perhaps the latest trailer will help goad you onto the hype train. For what it’s worth as someone who has been lucky enough…
Halloween Movie Countdown Day 13: The Strangers (2008)
We’ll be counting down to Halloween with a new post each day about our personal favorite Halloween-inspired and horror movies. To read our past lead up to Halloween coverage, click here. I have a very complicated relationship with horror movies. Most…