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Leap! is another animated fable for the starry-eyed dreamers among us
“If you escape with me tonight, our dreams will come true…”The moment I heard Victor utter those words to Felicie, I knew I was hooked on the story of Leap! No, it’s not the best animated movie I’ve ever seen ...
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Insidious: The Last Key brings a new twist to the franchise
I wasn't a huge fan of the first Insidious film, and I didn't even see it until it hit home video and not until the second film was about to come out. It fell into the clichéd rhythm of using ...
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A few of our favorite things ✦ 2017 Edition
A new year begins so what better time than to reflect on a few of the things that truly entertained us -- and hopefully you -- in 2017. This isn't a comprehensive "best of" list that you'll find in most ...
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Lady Bird :: Greta Gerwig directs the best coming of age movie in years
Greta Gerwig has appeared in some of my favorite movies in recent years such as Mistress America and Frances Ha and always provides quirky, realistic performances in all her roles. Gerwig co-directed a smaller film in 2008 but is now ...
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I, Tonya is a dark comic triumph that points a finger squarely at us
It’s odd, but the whole Tonya Harding thing is what got me interested in figure skating. I didn’t really have much of an opinion of her one way or another coming up to the ‘94 Olympics. But the “incident” as ...
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Molly’s Game makes me think of the word “crackerjack” and that’s a compliment
So as the story goes, there are secret games for the super wealthy. High stakes gambling, poker and blackjack, sports bets and so on, but the legality is a gray area. The rise and fall of someone between many of ...
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Darkest Hour is a triumphant showcase for Gary Oldman
Recently there have been quite a few versions of Winston Churchill in popular media. John Lithgow played him in the Netflix show The Crown, Michael Gambon last year, and Brian Cox earlier this year in Churchill. There are a few ...
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The Yavin 4’s music is your only hope until the next Star Wars movie release
If you were eagerly anticipating the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and find yourself with an insatiable appetite for all things Star Wars since your last viewing of it, perhaps you should consider turning to the Dark Side ...
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Call Me By Your Name is a slow burn of longing and desire
A new film is getting a lot of buzz right now not only for its awards possibilities, but for its subject matter as well. Call Me By Your Name, based on the novel by André Aciman, stars Timothée Chalamet (also ...
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The Post isn’t Spielberg’s showiest movie, but it’s one of his most relevant
In 1971, something was leaked to the New York Times, information about the so-called “Pentagon Papers”, a long study and analysis performed on the US and the Vietnam War. One of the critical takeaways is that each President involved was ...
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Pitch Perfect 3 is a bit pitchy in spots but should reverberate with fans
The Barden Bellas are back for a final farewell tour. I went into Pitch Perfect 3 fully expecting it to be the latest Hollywood victim to the law of diminishing returns (most sequels simply can’t measure up to their predecessors ...
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is surprisingly a lot of fun
Growing up I loved watching Jumanji with its constant thrilling moments and shaggy Robin Williams. If you showed me a list of reasons why it was a bad film, I wouldn’t listen to you. It was a movie that crafted ...
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