Review: American Animals, 2018, dir. Bart Layton

Days after my review of Bart Layton’s American Animals published at Paste Magazine, I’m starting to wonder if I had problems with the film based on what I thought it should be rather than what it actually is.  Yeah, yeah: Sounds like a bunch of hand-wringing movie critic anxiety over nothing. American Animals tells the story of four … Continue reading →

Review: Everybody Wants Some!!, 2016, dir. Richard Linklater

Make room in the village square and dust off the stocks: I am about to give a less than favorable review to a Richard Linklater film. (Aside: I know I recently promised a review of Krisha, along with other films, in a mini review round-up. This is not that. Sorry. Sort of. Okay, I’m not sorry. But … Continue reading →