Incredibles 2 (2018) I watched The Incredibles twice leading up to the release of the sequel: once while sick an binging Pixar familiarity, once with Shane since he was sad he missed the Pixar binging. Even though there have been… Continue Reading
Dangerous Liaisons (2018) I only managed to get through 2007 as an Oscar anniversary year for 2017. The five best picture nominees had certainly changed in my memory with 10 years of gestation. Beginning with a 30th anniversary retrospective, as… Continue Reading
Eighth Grade (2018) I’ve never had more fun at a film festival than at the adorable, hilarious, explorative Q&A following Bo Burnham’s directorial debut Eighth Grade. The big-brother friendship he has with the film’s lead Elsie Fisher proves why this… Continue Reading
Hereditary (2018) A24’s bone chilling Sundance acquisition Hereditary has been on many the cinephile mind since its January debut. Starring an impeccably disturbed Toni Collette, already poised as best actress of 2018, and filled with enough nail biting tension and… Continue Reading
Sorry to Bother You (2018) Sorry to Bother You, the debut feature from musician/filmmaker Boots Riley, has a lot to say about race, class and capitalism. Stuck with no better options, Cassius “Cash” Green (Lakeith Stanfield with a very money… Continue Reading
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) I only got about halfway through The Miseducation of Cameron Post by the time I reached the SIFF screening of the Sundance award winner. Emily M Danforth’s young adult novel doesn’t even reach the… Continue Reading
Tully (2018) Jason Reitman has certainly grown as a director in the decade he’s best working with Diablo Cody. Often deeply flawed when not using the exotic dancer-turned-Oscar winner, Cody’s mix of quirk and master of the mundane, which has… Continue Reading
You Were Never Really Here (2018) Lynne Ramsay is one of the most nerve wracking directors around. The writer-director behind We Need to Talk About Kevin delivers another pristine and brutal drama about damaged souls. In You Were Never Really… Continue Reading
I Feel Pretty (2018) I Feel Pretty, the new Amy Schumer comedy garnering TERRIBLE reviews, is a bumpy airplane ride in winter. The take-off and landing are filled with uneasy turbulence where you’re sometimes unsure if they’re improvising or just… Continue Reading
Lean on Pete (2018) Andrew Haigh is one of the more exciting directors emerging, at least for my tastes. The tender but brutal honesty of clandestine lovers of Weekend, the bitter revelations of 45 Years, and the pitchperfect spearing… Continue Reading