Hey, I’m just as shocked as you are that they went with my suggested headline, but life’s just full of surprises. Continue reading
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“Nap Eyes’ ‘Snapshot of a Beginner’ Won’t Put You to Sleep”
Look, it was between this title and a play on “bedroom eyes,” and I think I ultimately went with the lesser of two evils here. Continue reading
“Moaning Through the ‘Uneasy Laughter'”
For those who like their 80s nostalgia post-punk style, and by “those” I do not mean “me.” Continue reading
“‘Come to Daddy’ For Violence, Humor And A Lesson In Male Abandonment Issues”
Spoiler alert: Don’t actually come to daddy, he’s going to try to kill you with a meat cleaver. It’s not his fault; he’s very, very drunk, and he’s also Stephen McHattie. (Or IS HE?!) Continue reading
“The Roads Not Taken Is a Plea for Compassion”
There’s the Sally Potter we need, the Sally Potter we deserve, and, here, the Sally Potter we’re all very, very puzzled by. Continue reading
“‘Onward’: Pixar Takes A Step Backward In A Film Rife With Fantasy Clichés”
Onward, but not upward, or forward, just mostly backward. Continue reading
“‘Young Ahmed’ Needs Time To Grow Up”
Hey, did you know that a new Dardennes movie just came out less than a month ago? Bet you didn’t. I bet even the Dardennes didn’t! Continue reading
“Ratboys’ ‘Printer’s Devil’ Sounds Unlike the Ratboys You Know, and That’s a Good Thing”
Oh man, if you want indie rock musical reference points, have I EVER got indie rock musical reference points for you! Continue reading
“‘Saint Frances’ Casts Aside Judgment for Compassion”
Andy makes a crediting boo-boo, but it’s okay. Continue reading
“Bacurau Is The Best John Carpenter Movie Carpenter Didn’t Actually Make”
If John Carpenter ever sees this movie, he will have to watch it through the tears in his eyes. Continue reading
“‘VFW’ Salutes the Troops with More Blood Than Brains”
So far, when it comes to Joe Begos and the movies that Joe Begos makes, I’m 2 for 4; I like Bliss, I like VFW (though I like it less than Bliss), and I remember liking Almost Human, but it’s been almost a decade so I might need to revisit. I also never saw Mind’s Eye. Sorry Joe! There’s … Continue reading
“Letitia VanSant’s Mighty Heart Keeps a ‘Circadian’ Rhythm”
If you need another definition for “badass,” try listening to this record. Continue reading
“Rashaad Ernesto Green’s ‘Premature’ Is Right on Time”
Sometimes love finds people too young. Sometimes bad, punny headers find unprepared readers. It happens. Continue reading
“‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ Is About Truly Being Seen By Another”
One of the “best films of 2019” is now actually opening in theaters, so really it’s one of the best films of 2020, but really it’s a great movie in any year and you should see it. Continue reading
“Soar With Ava Gardner In ‘Pandora And The Flying Dutchman'”
Greek mythology, Dutch mythology, Ava Gardner, day for night shooting, romance, and fourth-wall breaking; there’s no way I wasn’t going to dig this movie. Continue reading
“‘After Midnight’ Turns The Horror Of Heartbreak Into An Actual Physical Menace”
Happy Valentine’s Day, go watch a monster movie. Continue reading
“‘The Lodge’’s Mystery Is Undone by the Secrets That Inspire It”
File under “send horror journalists to check out the latest hyped-up thing,” please. Continue reading
“Khruangbin & Leon Bridges Take a Leisurely Ride Under the ‘Texas Sun'”
It might clock in at only 4 tracks, but this is a drive well worth taking. Continue reading
“In ‘Zombi Child’, White Tears Dampen Haitian History”
“Go do that voodoo that you do,” says the spoiled white girl to the mambo, foolishly throwing cash at something she doesn’t and never will understand. Continue reading
“Americans Are What They Eat in ‘Dinner in America'”
“It’s so sexy / To be eating dinner in America” Continue reading
