Film Reviews and Analysis
Film Reviews and Analysis
Joe MooreThe 1955 Charles Laughton film The Night of the Hunter is a spectacular piece of art and one of the most influential films of all time. Looking at the Criterion…
The Electric State, a 320 million dollar Netflix exclusive Russo brothers film, hit streaming on March 14th. Much to the chagrin of movie lovers everywhere. I’ve seen a lot of…
Joe MooreEdward Yang’s 2000 film Yi Yi is an epic, almost three-hour family drama following three generations of one Taiwanese family. Yi Yi opens with a wedding and ends with a…
Joe MooreFew directors have been more influential on cinema than Jean-Luc Godard. And few films have been more influential than his 1967 black comedy Week-end. Week-end is a film with little…
Joe MooreAlex Scharfman’s directorial debut, Death of a Unicorn, is a funny and fantastical dissent against big pharma. The framing and marketing materials make the film seem like just another monster…
Joe MooreAsh, The new horror sci-fi film from director Flying Lotus has all the makings of a great mystery thriller. We have an interesting setting, a cool group of characters, and…
Opus is a visual feast driven by incredible performances and deep-seated themes. This movie is going for it in every sense of the word. John Malkovich chews the scenery every…
Joe MooreMikey 17, like all of Bong Joon-ho’s movies, is playing with a great number of big ideas. There’s the idea of expendable humans and the value of life. He touches…
Joe MooreHal Ashby’s 1979 film Being There is a hilarious satire of white privilege and political theater. It’s a film that is even more relevant today than it was in the…
Every year the Academy Awards chooses ten (sometimes less) movies to honor as potential best film of the year. The number has varied throughout the history of The Academy, but…
