Category: Opinion
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‘Tár’ — The Monster’s Side of Paradise
A film for the post-MeToo era that inverts the narrative with an ironic coda, Tár depicts the duality of a sensitive artist capable of great evil and vile manipulation.
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Entitlement and the Food Industry in ‘The Menu’
‘The Menu’ has a strong story. The 5 acts, which are defined by the courses, are an excellent subversion of the classic 5-act film structure.
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Hong Sang-soo’s Hat Trick
In The Novelist’s Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.
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In ‘The Patient,’ Patience Doesn’t Really Pay Off
‘The Patient’ is bound by four walls and a mediocre ending that leaves you wanting more.
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Not So Quiet on the Western Front
An anti-war film denouncing the valorization of senseless violence, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ is (unfortunately) all too relevant in 2022.
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Weird Just Got Its Own Movie In, ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’
Weird has a name and it’s, Weird Al. ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ makes you want to “Eat it” then “Beat it”.
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Hocus Pocus 2 – Was it Worth it?
Happy Halloween! If you were debating capping off Spooky Season with a viewing of Hocus Pocus 2, it is just very clear that this is more for the younger audience as opposed to people who grew up with the original.
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Where Is Albino Representation?
One of the reasons that people with albinism have a difficult time being seen and represented in media is probably because there is a small percentage of them.
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NYFF Review – ‘The Inspection’ Unearths Empathy in the Trenches of Bootcamp
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.
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Bros Being Bros: The Resurrection of the Rom-Com
Billy Eichner provides a hearty dose of good old fashioned romance with a lot of laughs