In early 2017, director Saad Qureshi called his friend Donald Monroe and confessed he was feeling suicidal. “Donald,” he pleaded, “if we don’t make a film right now, I’m going to kill myself.” Donald, a cinematographer, agreed on the spot.…
‘Beautiful Boy’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Astonishes in Painful, Messy and True Story About Addiction
Early in Felix Van Groeningen’s Beautiful Boy, based on the best selling novels by David and Nic Sheff, David (Steve Carrell) is told that relapse is to be expected in addiction recovery – even thought of as one of the…
‘Beautiful Boy’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Astonishes in Painful, Messy and True Story About Addiction | TIFF 2018
Early in Felix Van Groeningen’s Beautiful Boy, based on the best selling novels by David and Nic Sheff, David (Steve Carrell) is told that relapse is to be expected in addiction recovery – even thought of as one of the…
Eighth Grade Movie Review: A Touching Debut About Technology and Adolescence
Trauma reigns supreme in the cesspit that is middle school (anyone who says they enjoyed those years are bold faced liars). With hormones raging through the halls like a plague and the need to be cool and independent an unquenchable…
“Upgrade” Movie Review: Tech Actioner Spams Fun, Blood to Offset Déjà-Vu
The implant is no Audemars Piguet, but hey, it still elevates the wearer! What a toothsome phrase, “what if.” Powerful, too, especially in the sci-fi genre, as any mishandling or undertreating will set a future-set film on a surefire path…
Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: Alden Ehrenreich Kills it as the Scruffy Nerf Herder
Solo: A Star Wars Story had everything going against it; the behind the scenes drama, shortage of marketing, and the lack of excitement in general seemed to dig a hole for the film that seemed impossible to climb out of.…
The Endless Movie Review: A familiar premise gives way to exciting new territory
Small budgets can inspire tremendous end products as it forces the filmmakers to become increasingly creative to make their film feel authentic, complete, and worthy of our attention. The Endless checks all those boxes. Detailed plot points are at a…