The German nominee from this year’s Oscars Never Look Away delivers a look into the life of artist Kurt Barnert and his life haunted by a childhood raised in the shadow of the Nazi uprising. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The… Continue Reading
SPOILER FREE CAPTAIN MARVEL NOTES: Not to go with the easy leading, by Captain Marvel was MARVELOUS. Not the best-of-the-best Marvel movies, but it was exactly what I needed. Between the admiration for the late Stan Lee through the timeless… Continue Reading
If any good movie deserves a sequel, Reese Witherspoon crawling back out of Pleasantville twenty-one years later–The Ring-style, but she doesn’t know the reference–bringing her near adult children in a Stepford Wives nightmare for modern America jaded Tobey Maguire. Call… Continue Reading
Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women is one of the most purely crafted expressions of family and boundaries created in recent cinema. Once he had his daddy issues sorted in Beginners, the film that led Christopher Plummer to a stellar Oscar… Continue Reading
Before Captain Marvel soars into theaters, poised to dominate the year with her womanly awesomeness, we must revisit directors Ryan Fleck’s and Anna Boden’s breakout film: Half Nelson (2006). Aside from giving Ryan Gosling his first Oscar nominated performance, Half… Continue Reading
Lebanon’s Capernaum (Arabic for “Chaos”) from the daring Nadine Labaki is a bold critique of adolescent autonomy featuring enough sorrow and thoughtfulness to both make you depressed but be glad for the experience. Thanks to a “qualifying run,” this final… Continue Reading
Oh New Queer’s Eve was quite the shakeup with some relocation and the notification of so many maybes, we wound up at Capitol Cider with a corner we solidified we a few excited people chatting about films and trying not… Continue Reading
We finally reached New Queer’s Eve, and before we embark on too much drinking and perform virgin sacrifices for Glenn Close’s win, I have some winner predictions to make: Best Picture BlacKKKlansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Roma Green… Continue Reading
MEMORIES OF OSCARS LOST How Notes on a Scandal isn’t a gay culture phenomenon, I do not understand. Legends Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give two of their best performances in the eeriest, plausible stalker drama where the leads are… Continue Reading
A messy beginning didn’t keep How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World from formulating a pleasing conclusion for besties Hiccup and Toothless. Now chief of Berk, his dragon utopia has become part poacher target, part crowded mini-metropolis with insurance… Continue Reading