Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

5 out of 5 stars. In “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” we know that Marianne and Héloïse’s relationship is doomed from the start. But that doesn’t make their interactions onscreen any less passionate or romantic; if anything, they are even more so, as the time that they have left together dwindles away. Written and […]

From “1917” to “Parasite”: My Predictions for the 2020 Academy Awards

Awards season is already coming to end, thanks to the Academy Awards moving up the ceremony to the second Sunday in February. With some categories seeming like shoe-ins and others still up in the air, it’s going to be interesting to see how the shorter campaign season shakes out at the Oscars on February 9th. […]

Review: “Weathering With You”

4.5 out of 5 stars. It’s hard to discuss “Weathering With You” without also bringing up “Your Name.” The latter film, an anime movie from writer/director Makoto Shinkai, is one of the highest grossing Japanese films of all time, and has been critically praised across the board. The story of a boy and girl connected […]

Predicting the 2020 Oscar Nominations

The Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards are behind us now, and in the early hours of tomorrow morning, the nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards (occurring February 9) will be announced. I’m coming in hot with some super last minute predictions for who I think will be nominated tomorrow morning. I am excluding […]

Review: “1917”

5 out of 5 stars. “1917” is a war epic brought down to a more personal level, without sacrificing the scale or horror of said war. That is thanks to director Sam Mendes and his crew, who adhere to a vision for this story—based on an anecdote told to him by his grandfather, Alfred Mendes—that […]

Review: “Uncut Gems”

3.5 out of 5 stars. I watched “Uncut Gems” for the first time over two days ago, and I still have a hard time putting my reaction to the film into words. It’s engrossing, but not exactly enjoyable; intense, even though the endgame is rather predictable. None of the characters are likeable, including Adam Sandler’s […]

Streaming Recap: December 2019

Adam Driver, festive royal families, and dogs: here’s a series of mini reviews of movies released on streaming services in December. THE REPORT (AMAZON) Okay, technically “The Report” was a November release, but it came in at the end of the month so I’m going to let it slide. Scott Z. Burns’ film, which I […]

Top 10 Movies of 2019

2019 is over, and you know what that means- it’s time to reflect on the best movies released this past year. Everybody under the sun may be making their “best of 2019” lists right now, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to miss out. You can check out my picks for what I believe to […]

Review: “Little Women” (2019)

4.5 out of 5 stars. “Little Women” has been the favorite book of many for generations, and the majority of its many film adaptations have been solid as well. But never has the story felt so alive as it does in Greta Gerwig’s new film version, which she wrote and directed. Based on the 1868 […]

Review: “Cats”

1 out of 5 stars. I will never forget where I was when the “Cats” trailer first debuted. It was a warm summer evening, and I was standing in a Starbucks just outside of Dallas, Texas waiting on the latte I’d ordered. Having not been on my phone much all day, I scrolled through Twitter, […]