“The 20 Best Performances Of 2020”

Turns out that a bunch of actors did a lot of good acting in 2020, imagine that. Continue reading →

Review: “Sound of Metal,” 2020, dir. Darius Marder

(Note: I wrote this for another outlet but we all failed to remember that someone else reviewed it. So as to not waste the review, I’m running it here instead. Enjoy!) Darius Marder’s debut feature Sound of Metal opens with droning cacophony and nearly ends with more of the same, until his protagonist makes the … Continue reading →

Review: Four Lions, 2010, dir. Chris Morris

Who knew radical fundamentalist terrorism could be so hilarious? Chris Morris, the twisted and brilliant mind behind 2010’s Four Lions, came to that exact realization himself and put his ideas to celluloid with a tale of utterly incompetent homegrown Jihadists conspiring to carry out an attack in London. If at a glance the film’s premise … Continue reading →