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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Sundance 2021 Review: JOHN AND THE HOLE (2021)
Throughout the Sundance Film Festival, I have seen some wonderfully beautiful films, some terrible films, some that make you ponder the universe, and some that make you ponder yourself. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, I’ve been terrified, and even confused. John and the Hole is one of those films that confused me at first, but then made me think about the world and the people in it. How you just never really know what a person or persons may be dealing with in their own lives, and how the world is full of terrible things, and yet it just keeps on spinning. I’m not sure if the filmmakers meant for these kinds of thoughts to spring up in their audience’s minds, but they did for me.
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Sundance 2021 Review: CRYPTOZOO (2021)
The world of animation is typically thought of as a medium for children, yet there are some fantastic adult-oriented films out there, such as Isle of Dogs, Anomalisa, and I Lost My Body. Cryptozoo is a weird, trippy film that truly highlights some of the biggest flaws of the human race, being our greed and fear of the unknown, while also showing that some are just searching for the truth.
Friday, January 29, 2021
Sundance 2021 Review: CENSOR (2021)
When I think of gore in horror, I think of some of the great films from the 70’s and 80’s, like The Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as lesser known ones like The Prowler and Nightmares in a Damaged Brain. So when I read the synopsis for this film, I instantly starting thinking about how films like those may have an influence on this, and it’s definitely apparent that they were, right from the beginning.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Sundance 2021 Review: CODA (2021)
When I was in college, we were required to take a language credit as one of our core classes. I had taken German in high school, but didn’t really want to take it again. My girlfriend at the time told me she was going to take ASL and suggested I do the same. So I did. And I loved it. It’s a beautiful language and taking those classes provided me with an experience I will never forget, one that opened my eyes to a whole community of amazing, talented people. It’s something that everyone should learn at some point in their life. So when I heard about CODA, I was instantly drawn to it.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Friday, July 31, 2020
Movie Review: IN FULL BLOOM
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Movie Review: ONLY (2020)
Pandemic films have been around for years, bringing us hit or miss tellings of a world where some sort of viral outbreak ravages the population. Some take this genre and spin it in the horror direction, as seen in the hundreds, if not thousands, of zombie movies out there, while others take a more realistic approach, like Contagion or the film I’ll be talking about today… ONLY.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Movie Review: THE HALF OF IT (2020)
Thursday, April 30, 2020
SXSW 2020 Review: BASIC
TV Review: LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE (Season 1)
This quarantine has left many of us at home looking for the next series to watch. A great series that I found is Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu, which contains some familiar faces, including Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. I first tuned into the series because my favorite actor, Jesse Williams of Grey's Anatomy fame, had a small role in it. However, I kept watching because of the intelligent dialogue and important social issues it discusses, such as motherhood, racism, premarital sex, and abortion, among others.