Tilda Swinton
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
To call The Dead Don’t Die the most mainstream film that Jim Jarmusch has ever made is accurate with reservations. Yes, this is a comedy about zombies whose all-star cast is near-exclusively comprised...
Suspiria (2018) is better than the last 20 years of Argento’s work.
Suspiria finally answered a question for me. Apparently, modern Mennonites are allowed to dance. The choice to make Dakota Johnson’s character into a Mennonite who went to the German homeland is fasci...
Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria finally answered a question for me. Apparently, modern Mennonites are allowed to dance. The choice to make Dakota Johnson’s character into a Mennonite who went to the German homeland is...
EDWARD II
EDWARD II REVIEWED “Edward II” is one of the last New Queer Cinema masterworks from Derek Jarman. The film also served as an early turn from Tilda Swinton. The movie tries to bring queer t...
ISLE OF DOGS
ISLE OF DOGS REVIEWED “Isle of Dogs” begins with a mysterious flu that is spread by canines. Borrowing an idea from the better Apes sequel, Wes Anderson dives deep into a near future where...
Top 25 of 2016: 14) Hail, Caesar!
HAIL, CAESAR! REVIEWED “Hail, Caesar” remains one of my favorite films of 2016. While heavily stylized and evoking the 1950s at every turn, the result is a picture not meant for a broad modern audienc...
DOCTOR STRANGE
DOCTOR STRANGE REVIEWED “Doctor Strange” feels like it was designed to showcase the problems of sticking to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s standards. For readers of Marvel Comics, y...
BIGGER SPLASH, A
A BIGGER SPLASH REVIEWED “A Bigger Splash” is a film about sexual awakening done with the navel gazing of modern European tinged dramas. The four leads are amazing and everyone gets to sho...
DEEP END, THE
THE PLOT THUS FAR A woman spirals out of control while trying to keep her son from being found culpable in a murder investigation. WHAT WE THOUGHT “The Deep End” is about a mother ...