The diva is an interesting way to study the nature and ambition of women – and especially women who want to be famous – in the public sphere.… Read More The High Note is a Little Pitchy at First, But Finds its Key Nicely
This is certainly reflected in his 23rd feature film, Da 5 Bloods. In comparison to some of his previous works, however, this film is much more subtle with its political message within the narrative.… Read More Da 5 Bloods, a Tale Answering the Call to War and Violence
Not every romantic relationship is the way a romantic comedy makes it seem – there will be fights, and there will be long fights. Michael Showalter’s The Lovebirds challenges this notion in an entertaining way.… Read More The Lovebirds is the Fun Film We Need Right Now
Prison literature as a genre is something that interests me a lot because of the many different ways that it can be classified – memoirs, fiction, exploitation novels, etc. The Mars Room is interesting because it combines the styles and characteristic elements (more on this later) of a variety of prison lit subgenres to create a fantastic yet realistic story about the flaws in our justice system and in society as a whole.… Read More Rachel Kushner’s The Mars Room
The Half of It is the latest in a series of straight-to-Netflix coming-of-age films. However, it has something that the rest of these films often lack: it’s genuinely good.… Read More The Half of It: A Creative and Fantastic Tale of Teen Love
A movie featuring a guy being dismembered right at the start of its Netflix trailer can mean one of two things: it’s either gonna have great violence or it’s gonna be straight-up torture porn. Coffee & Kareem is the exception.… Read More Coffee & Kareem, the Kind of Movie Kids Would Watch to Seem “Edgy
The book “Normal People,” by Sally Rooney, depicts the ebbs and flows of love between Connell and Marianne across a number of years at the end of high school and into college. We gain glimpses into their lives as they connect and reconnect over the years, and at different points in their relationship.… Read More ‘Normal People’ A Book to Keep You Company During Quaratine
It seems like every Hollywood fighter-turned-actor is getting their own kid-team-up movie. The Rock had The Game Plan, Arnold Schwarzenegger had Kindergarten Cop, Hulk Hogan had Mr. Nanny, Jackie Chan had The Spy Next Door, John Cena had Playing With Fire, and now Dave Bautista has My Spy.… Read More “My Spy”, a Film Fun Enough for Your Self-Quarantine
When I first saw the trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog, a film based on a video game franchise I grew up playing, I was disappointed, and a little bit disturbed by the underwhelming plot and by Sonic’s design.… Read More Sonic the Hedgehog: Video Game Movies
What cursed fantasy did Blumhouse Productions wish for so that Fantasy Island could be made? I don’t want to know because this film is terrible, and does not work in any aspect.… Read More Fantasy Island: the Most Unnecessary Remake Ever Made