About a year and a half ago, I created what remains to be my most controversial review with The Young Folks. After binge watching the Netflix original series in a matter of a day or two, this writer came to…
TIFF Report #9 (Mr. Right, Taxi, Beasts Of No Nation)
All you need for a movie is a girl and a gun. D.W. Griffith apparently uttered that phrase during the earlier stages of cinema’s development, and years later, the formula is as prominent as ever. Max Landis, the writer of…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Digging for Fire’
In Joe Swanberg’s latest mumblecore production, Digging for Fire, he continues to focus on the complexity of human and intimate relationships. If you’re familiar with Swanberg’s work, you probably have realized that this a major recurring theme in most his…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Poltergeist” Is Haunted By Its Past
There are things we fear as children that we outgrow as we get older. There’s the monster under our bed that seems to always be lying in wait for us to expose our ankles. Then there’s that weird noise in…
Poltergeist Is Back!
The 1982 classic film is revamped with a more modern take on a family whose house is haunted by evil forces and take captive their youngest daughter. The family must try to save her before she disappears forever. The film…
Women in Film Wednesday: Laggies (2014)
Laggies is a semi-depressing reminder than even when you have a sweet story, some charming performances and a story that has earned payoff, stories based on women and their everyday plights are going to be written off. Lynn Shelton’s film is…
Miami Screening Giveaway: LAGGIES on 10/30!
Hello young folks! Yet another giveaway just for you. Along with passes for this movie, you can win some funny magnets. (pictured below) Synopsis: When 28-year-old Megan visits her 11-year high school reunion, she realizes that very little has changed in…