I feel like I’ve been waiting for Dev Patel to get a starring role such as his in Slumdog Millionaire since well….Slumdog Millionaire. While he’s had the chance to demonstrate his chops in bit roles in The Newsroom and the indie The Road Within…
Movie Review: Don’t Think Twice
Everything you need to know about the tone and message of Don’t Think Twice is in one moment: a guy is leaving a hospital after his dad was in a serious motorcycle accident and he doesn’t want his father to…
Movie Review: Sun Choke
One would think that psychological horror and experimental filmmaking could go hand-in-hand. One involves imagery and scenes that prey on the audience’s mind rather than being gross or shocking, the other invites different approaches to showing audiences certain story elements.…
Movie Review: Absolutely Fabulous The Movie
I went into Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie a total and complete Ab Fab virgin. I was only familiar with Jennifer Saunders from her outstanding vocal work in the masterpiece that is Shrek 2, and although I had seen Joanna Lumley in…
Remembering Robin Williams
Robin Williams would have turned 65 today, and it’s forever a reminder of the talent lost and the amount of love we as a collective film family held for the man and his spirit. A universal force of sheer joy,…
A Defense Against the Dark Arts: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Harry Potter film franchise is a cinematic achievement in and of itself. No other series I can think of relied so heavily on careful precision and consistency. Over the course of a decade, eight films were made retaining the same…
Tribeca 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…