Movie Reviews

Classic Film Review: ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ Illustrates the Politician We Deserve

The year was 1939. Hitler was in power, Britain just declared war with Germany, and the United States was playing jump rope with the possibility of going to war. So upon hearing...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘Striding Into The Wind’ is a Tender Insight Into Post-Modern China

Director: Shujun Wei Writer: Gao Linyang, Shujun Wei Stars: Zheng Ying Chen, Tong Lin Kai, Wang Xiaomu Synopsis: An aimless film school student goes on an ambling road trip across China in a rickety old...

Classic Film Review: ‘The Candidate’ is an Eerily-Relevant 1970s Satire

Shortly after I watched The Candidate for the second time in a month, I watched the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Though the debate in the film is...

Movie Review: Kristin Scott Thomas’ Sinister Performance is Not Enough to Save ‘Rebecca’

Director: Ben Wheatley Writer: Joe Shrapnel, Jane Goldman, Anna Waterhouse Stars: Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas Synopsis: A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds...

Movie Review: ‘Collective’ Looks into Governments Collapsing Journalistic Credibility

Director: Alexander Nanau Writer: Alexander Nanau, Antoaneta Opris Stars: Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag, Catalin Tolontan Synopsis: Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘The Intruder’ is a Tale Suffering From an Identity Crisis

Director: Natalia Meta Writer: Natalia Meta Stars: Guillermo Arengo, Mirta Busnelli, Daniel Hendler Synopsis: The story of Inés, a young woman who after a traumatic episode during a trip with her partner begins to confuse herself between...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘After Love’ Struggles to Live Up to Its Opening Sequence

Director: Aleem Khan Writer: Aleem Khan Stars: Joanna Scanlan, Nasser Memarzia, Nathalie Richard Synopsis: Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain (Scanlan) suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her...

Movie Review: ‘Billie’ is a Tale Of Two Fascinating Stories

Director: James Erskine Writer: James Erskine Synopsis: In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Over 8 years, she tracked down and tape-recorded over 200 hours...

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