Category: Reviews
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Eye in the Sky – Review
When people think of war-related pictures, lots of explosions, soldiers charging into combat, and nonstop chaos usually come to mind. Eye in the Sky, however, views modern warfare from a unique perspective – a bird’s eye perspective as a matter of fact. Gavin Hood’s film depicts a secret drone strike from behind the scenes. Although… Read More >
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Rocco and His Brothers – Review
Although some of its firework-like histrionics can seem a tad dated today, Rocco and His Brothers is a luminous reminder of the vitality of life. Read More >
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Only Yesterday – Review
The animation is what you’d expect from the stellar folks at Studio Ghibli: sublime, minimal but still hinting at the magical possibilities within the central character’s spirit. Read More >
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10 Cloverfield Lane – Review
You won’t find any spoilers in this review, as 10 Cloverfield Lane is such a fun movie to watch unfold. Read More >
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Disorder – Review
Disorder works, primarily, from having such an unpredictable and completely undependable entry point that makes you question so much of what you’re witnessing. Read More >
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Truth – Review
The mediocre screenplay comes as something of a surprise given it’s where Vanderbilt excels. Read More >
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Spotlight – Review
Child molestation in the Catholic Church has been one of the most significant and controversial topics of the past decade and a half. The Roman Catholic clergy isn’t the main focus in Spotlight, however. Rather, director Tom McCarthy’s extraordinary film shines its spotlight on the investigative journalists that revealed these ongoing acts of carnal abuse. Read More >
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Eddie the Eagle – Review
Even if Eddie the Eagle can feel romanticized, you’d have to be the biggest sourpuss in the world not to be won over by it. Read More >
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Miles Ahead – Review
Don Cheadle stars and directs this fluid biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis, in which the actor has distanced himself from the term ‘biopic’ much like Davis moved away from the label of ‘jazz’ – and the resulting film plays with the genre while delivering an entertaining insight into the mind of a troubled genius. Read More >
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Urban Hymn – Review
Director Michael Caton-Jones has picked a seemingly familiar story and given it such a shake-up that you’ll think he has utterly reinvented the genre. Read More >
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