Arts
Film Review: mother!
Despite the more literal aspects of its storyline and the parallels to Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby, mother! isn’t entirely centered on Mother’s pregnancy. … read more
Film Review: Menashe
Upon watching Joshua Weinstein’s Sundance Film Festival selection Menashe, it was clear just how little I really knew about Hasidic Judaism. … read more
Film Review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard
If it’s done correctly (like in Deadpool), it can be one of the best films of the year. However, when a script just wants to be dirty to be dirty, there’s nothing imaginative about it. This is easily one of the biggest disappoints of 2017. … read more
Film Review: Wind River
Wind River does suffer from multiple-ending syndrome, but that’s really the only negative aspect of this fantastic piece of cinema. … read more
Film Review: 13 Minutes (Elser)
As I’m sure is the case with many filmgoers, I had never heard the name Georg Elser before seeing Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 13 Minutes, which is really a shame. … read more
Film Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
On the Peter Parker side, Spider-Man: Homecoming is a comical and lighthearted adventure we’ve seen 30 years ago in the John Hughes era of filmmaking. … read more
Film Review: A Ghost Story
Lowery masterfully immerses us into the themes he explores: life, existence. Haunting, piercing and dripping with sensation, A Ghost Story is a cosmic feat. … read more
Film Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes is a great, yet not perfect, end to the journey. It needs to be 30 minutes shorter, so get ready for a long theater visit. … read more
Damn These Heels 2017: Tamara
Elia K. Schneider’s bracing narrative feature draws inspiration from the incredible life of Venezuela’s first transgender elected official, Tamara Adrián, to tell the story of Teo’s long, lonely and demanding journey to transition. … read more
Damn These Heels 2017: Signature Move
It’s not an uncommon storyline, two women meeting and falling in love and learning from each other, but Signature Move celebrates a breadth of identities, experiences and cultures. … read more