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Woman Walks Ahead tries too hard but doesn’t try too hard enough

July 17, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Woman Walks Ahead’ has a message about a real-life interesting person, but it’s not such a fascinating style… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Biography, Ciarán Hinds, DirecTV, Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes, Sam Rockwell, Western, Woman Walks Ahead

A few of our favorite things ✦ 2017 Edition

January 1, 2018Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

We look back at the shows and movies that thrilled us last year… continue reading

Movies A24, Disney, FOX, Marvel Studios, Netflix

Lady Bird :: Greta Gerwig directs the best coming of age movie in years

December 29, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Saoirse Ronan gives a strong performance as the title character… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Beanie Feldstein, Comedy, Drama, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts

A few of our favorite things ✦ 2017 Edition

December 25, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

We look back at the shows and movies that thrilled us last year… continue reading

Television A24, Disney, FOX, Marvel Studios, Netflix

The Disaster Artist is a great movie about the best worst movie ever made

December 8, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

James Franco and company hit new heights in the hilarious, touching ‘The Disaster Artist’… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Biography, Dave Franco, History, James Franco, Paul Scheer, Seth Rogen, The Disaster Artist

Woodshock fails to shock

November 26, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

First time directors focus more on visuals than narrative… continue reading

★, Home Viewing A24, Drama, Joe Cole, Kirsten Dunst, Lionsgate, Pilou Asbæk, Thriller, Woodshock

A Ghost Story is beautifully confounding

October 9, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The metaphysical drama may leave you with more questions than answers… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Ghost Story, A24, Carlos Bermudez, Casey Affleck, Fantasy, Lionsgate, Liz Franke, Rob Zabrecky, Romance, Rooney Mara, Sonia Acevedo, Will Oldham

Menashe is a drama of poignancy and a unique look at an insular world

August 11, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Menashe’ is a small story about a father and son set against an unknown world… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Drama, Foreign, Menashe, Menashe Lustig, Ruben Niborski, Yoel Weisshaus

Free Fire may test your limits

July 18, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

You’d be hard-pressed to find a worse way to spend 90 minutes… continue reading

Home Viewing A24, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Crime, Free Fire, Lionsgate, Michael Smiley, Sam Riley, Sharlto Copley, Thriller

The Lovers fails to make you care for a bunch of idiots

May 19, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Lovers’ tries to make you believe in a doomed romance and instead does not… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Aidan Gillen, Comedy, Debra Winger, Jessica Sula, Melora Walters, Romance, The Lovers, Tracy Letts, Tyler Ross

Win one of five copies of 20th Century Women on Blu-ray

March 29, 2017Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag 20th Century Women, A24, Lionsgate

Enter to win one of five copies of The Monster on Blu-ray

January 30, 2017Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag A24, The Monster

20th Century Women is a meandering, semi-charming slice of life

January 6, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘20th Century Women’ does its job decently enough for its old school indie film vibe… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies 20th Century Women, A24, A24 Films, Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Comedy, Drama, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, Lucas Jadezumann

The End of the Tour makes you think about motivation, loneliness, and the written word

August 8, 2015Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The End of the Tour’ is a dialog-heavy movie with killer performances from Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Anna Chlumsky, Biography, Drama, Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Joan Cusack, Mamie Gummer, Mickey Sumner, The End of the Tour

Ex Machina scares you in exactly the right way :: purely and existentially

April 17, 2015Jeremy Fogelman 3 Comments
A24 Films

‘Ex Machina’ is the perfect blend of sci-fi optimism and sci-fi horror, and making us question just what is humanity… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Alicia Vikander, Corey Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Ex Machina, Mystery, Oscar Isaac, Sci-Fi, Sonoya Mizuno

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