In the opening frames of Civil War, writer-director Alex Garland brilliantly offers the audience an interesting proposition, which dually asks, are we, the audience, paying attention to our surroundings, immediately followed with a cut from black to a dictatorial president (Nick Offerman) preparing to give an update to the people of the United States. Or, [...]
The human concept of a "life well-lived” and living in the moment are critical and salient points of the human experience that we often take for granted. Between being the flashiest on social media, the most crucial person in the room, and accomplishing feats known only to a few humans, we lose track of what [...]
Horror comes in many shapes and sizes, is personal in nature, and is traumatic, to say the least. Trauma is a mischaracterized aspect of horror, given the individual reaction to an event or a series of events, and is a part of what first-time director Nikyatu Jusu explores in her film, "Nanny," now in select [...]
I want to lash out at Quinn Shephard's "Not Okay" now on Hulu. I want to lash out because Danni Sanders, played by Zoey Deutch, is me. Ironically, she's all of us. Too afraid to live, too scared to move, too afraid to . . . . insert any other adjective that intrinsically breathes any [...]
I don’t think I would qualify myself as a lover of musicals. “Damn, I just got my gay card back with my words on “Rita Moreno,” and now I have to give it up again?” Nah. Here to save me, here to save movie theaters, and perhaps here to give us all a breath of [...]
There is something to be said for people who stick their necks out for romance. Even if it's just a one night fling (which doesn't constitute romance), the passion that goes into mating rituals is quite involved. "It's Complicated," therefore, might be an apt way to describe the kitschy romance that evolves in Natalie Krinsky's [...]
“Maggie’s Plan” - New York City is known a “city that never sleeps.” Since Maggie (Greta Gerwig) is a New Yorker and has 24 waking-hours per day at her disposal, she finds time for not one plan - as the film’s title suggests - but two. Gerwig is experienced and so proficient at playing [...]
