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REVIEW: Like Crazy
An indie movie for people that hate indie movies, “Like Crazy” aims for the lowest common denominator at all times by stretching the star-crossed lover formula to the edges of watchability....
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (November 23, 2012)
It really is a shame that Mel Gibson had to go off the deep end right before the release of “The Beaver.” The movie is a deeply powerful examination of family and interpersonal dynamics in the wake of...
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REVIEW: Only Lovers Left Alive
Cannes Film Festival – Official Selection, 2013 I’ve listened to countless interviews with James Gray about his film “The Immigrant,” so many that I can’t pair a quote with a particular interview and...
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REVIEW: Terminator Salvation
To get one thing straight, I adore the James Cameron “Terminator” films. I have written a full essay on Sarah Connor’s femininity for class (if you’re interested in reading it, leave your email in the...
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REVIEW: Green Room
This review originally appeared on Movie Mezzanine, for whom I covered Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. Jeremy Saulnier’s breakout film Blue Ruin depicted violence as an elemental force; a practically...
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REVIEW: 5 to 7
It’s going to be weird to start talking about Anton Yelchin in the past tense, but here goes … deep breath. Among the many roles I wish Yelchin had the opportunity to play, the nebbish Woody Allen...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (June 23, 2016)
For no apparent reason save their rapid appearance on Netflix, I’ve been devouring large quantities of turn of the millennium teen movies. While many have charmed and entertained me, most tend to fall...
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REVIEW: Star Trek Beyond
I took a bit of an unconventional route to “Star Trek” fandom: academia. Ok, fine, a high school mini-course. A history professor’s class, called “Making The World Safe for Democracy,” used the...
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REVIEW: Star Trek
Is there a 101 class in film schools yet on franchise filmmaking or reboots? Because if so, I sincerely hope that J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” is assigned viewing. With the exception of perhaps Nolan’s...
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