Op-ed: Why ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ is the Perfect Film for Processing 2020
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Chasing the Gold FYC: Chadwick Boseman, Best Actor – ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Few times has a celebrity death hit me quite like that of Chadwick Boseman. The fact that it... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘I’m Your Woman’ is a Film Always One Step Ahead
There is a recurring visual motif in Julia Hart’s new film I’m Your Woman where the story’s lead, Jean (Rachel... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The King of Staten Island’ doesn’t quite put everything together
Two-thirds of the way through Judd Apatow’s new film The King of Staten Island, I still couldn’t remember the... Read More »
Interview: InSession Film sits down with the directors of ‘Big Enough, Small Enough’
South Bend, Indiana, is a city known predominantly for two names – Notre Dame and Pete Buttigieg. Years... Read More »
Movie Review: New documentary ‘Big Enough, Small Enough’ tells the story of South Bend, Indiana
When I was growing up, my family and I would hop in the car, drive past cornfields and... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘I Lost My Body’ is a strangely beautiful animated feature
The buzzing starts low and then builds to that annoying hum we’ve all heard. When the fly appears... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Bombshell’ has powerful story, strong acting muddled by uneven artistic choices
Politics affects daily life. It affects everything. That’s why whenever anyone asks another person to “keep politics out”... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The Report’ never settles on how to tell its legitimately powerful story
There will be a moment when you’re watching Scott Z. Burns’ new film The Report when you’ve simply... Read More »
Movie Review: With its uniquely rare group of talent, ‘The Irishman’ more than lives up to its lofty buzz
You’ll often hear the refrain that some movies simply must be seen in a theater. I tend to... Read More »
Movie Review: Between brownface and preachiness, ‘The Laundromat’ is a low point for Soderbergh
I’ve never seen a Steven Soderbergh film that wasn’t fun. When I see his name attached to a... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘El Camino’ doesn’t have the bite of its predecessor
Let’s begin by dispensing with the elephant in the room – you can watch El Camino: A Breaking... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The Death of Dick Long’ gets a little too weird
“Wanna get weird?” When Earl Wyeth (Andre Hyland) poses this question to his best friend, Zeke Olsen (Michael... Read More »
Movie Review: Sienna Miller gives a career performance in ‘American Woman’
“They are not gonna go back to the way they were, you make do with what’s left.” Single... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Sword of Trust’ slices through conspiracy culture with humor and insight
You’re either a pessimist or an optimist. It’s one of the many labels we place on each other.... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Little Woods’ is an underrated gem from debut director Nia DaCosta
Little Woods begins and ends with the same shot. Everything that happens between these moments completely adds new... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Fast Color’ gets in the way of its own path to greatness
From the title of Fast Color, you might come in expecting a flashy, action-packed adventure of a film.... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Late Night’ covers more ground than your average comedy
There’s a moment near the end of Late Night (directed by Nisha Ganatra) where upstart writer, Molly Patel... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘I Am Mother’ uses lies and confusion to powerful effect
We don’t know what happened. At their heart, all post-apocalyptic stories share this common point of interest. We... Read More »
Movie Review: A subpar story and sickening violence cause ‘The Perfection’ to fall completely flat
“It’s what’s expected of us.” This is the mantra of the characters in The Perfection, a new Netflix... Read More »
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