In the middle of term papers and final exams, I clung to one calming thought: in a few weeks I was going to be at Cannes. I closed my eyes and imagined the sweeping red carpets and the glimmering French…
Certain Feelings for ‘Certain Women,’ ‘Yoga Hosers’ and ‘As You Are’ at Sundance
Before leaving Park City and the new acquaintances I met, the films I loved, and the experiences that will slowly fade in my memory, I attended Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women (10/10). Like my other hands-down-favorite at Sundance, Manchester By The…
Movie Review: ‘Anesthesia’
January seems notorious for these types of films, earning a place among cinema’s dump months Anesthesia doesn’t seem to be rectifying the trend. “Dump” refers to the increased output of disposable entertainment – a film with no huge commercial or…
TIFF Report #4 (High-Rise, Evolution, Equals)
We’re almost at the midway point of the fortieth Toronto International Film Festival and common thematic concerns are emerging. There have been a fair amount of LGBT stories in high-profile films like Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl, a biopic of Lili…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘American Ultra’
There are films made to enlighten and leave you with a heightened state of mind. Then there are films meant to be watched with an already “heightened” state of mind. American Ultra caters much more to one than the other.…
5 Movies Every College Graduate Should See Before Graduation Day
With graduation season fast approaching these 5 films are required viewing material for all impending graduates.
2015 Tribeca Film Festival: Anesthesia
We asked O Brother Where Art Thou?. We’ve seen him help dig Holes. We watched him hang with presidents in Lincoln, with superheroes in The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four. And of course, pulling over Robert DeNiro and Ben…