Films about the refugee experience tend to explore the obvious pain and waywardness of how bleak the situation can be. Mostly because, well, that’s how it really is for a lot of people around the world. So it’s interesting to…
‘G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!’ review: Godspeed return with a daunting but worthwhile challenge about life’s progression
The goal of Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been the same: they’re not here for your happiness, they’re here for your enlightenment. Since their ominous and apocalyptic debut, F# A# ∞ (1997), the band has spent the last twenty-five…
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ review: An imaginative milestone for animation
Every once in a while, and not often enough, a movie comes along to remind adults what it’s like to sit back and get wrapped up in the pure wonder of animation. “To feel like a kid again” doesn’t really…
‘Stowaway’ review: Small cast and big emotion fuel space thriller
The vastness of space is both wondrous and horrifying. It’s amazing to explore the endless list of what surrounds the planet, but shocking to learn how those surroundings are all-consuming nothing . Walking through zero gravity looks cool, but remarkably…
‘Thunder Force’ review: Melissa McCarthy bottoms-out in lame superhero spoof
It’s very easy to root for Melissa McCarthy. Not only is her success a reminder to young girls everywhere that you don’t have to be a certain type of figure to be successful in showbusiness, but she’s proven time and…
‘Tina’ review: Rock legend reclaims her own history in candid documentary
Tina Turner has an amazing smile. It’s a long, wide grin showcasing the brightest pearly whites in the history of rock and roll. It’s made even more striking whenever Turner dons ruby red lipstick, as she did many times in…
SXSW 2021 review: ‘Alone Together’ shines a light on Charli XCX’s creative process
At the start of quarantine many of us (myself included) held ourselves to an impossible standard of productivity. There was this shared understanding that if we were to have all of this newfound time spent at home and away from…