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One Love: Catch a Fire
Biographical films have grown wiser to the trap of presenting their subjects as saints who succeed because they’re touched by the divine. Even some...
‘No’ to Millennial Malaise
Excited, happy, and a bit relieved. That’s how motivational pop artist Liam Benzvi summed up his feelings just one day after his wedding.
“We drank...
Red Scare
Arlington native Blake Calhoun appears to be on his way. His action-packed thriller and third feature Killing Down had its world premiere earlier this...
Idiocracy
Throughout his career, Forest Whitaker has always been the nice guy.
Despite his large frame, he’s never cut much of a threatening figure on...
Rocky Past
We’re film critics. We’re supposed to be shockproof. We take pride in our ability to watch movies without batting an eyelash when they deal...
The Top 10
This year’s movies brought us Life, Love, Youth, and Joy, as well as a bunch of films about women that wound up dominating this...
Avengers: The End Is Here
And we’re back. We’ve been hanging off this particular cliff for the last calendar year, ever since Thanos (Josh Brolin) snapped his fingers in...
Three Films and Change: Mother, Chloe, The Last Song
Fittingly, the main character of the volatile, uproarious, and deeply disturbing Mother has no proper name, so she’s pretty much defined by her role...
Raya: Magic Dragon
I was excited going into the press screening of Raya and the Last Dragon this past week, and not just because it’s only the...
Caught Stealing: Giants Fan
In some ways, Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing reminds you of his first feature film π. It’s set in 1998, when π was released, it...
