Movie Breakdown: The Father
Pre-Screening Stance: The Father looks like one of those oh-so-very heavy movies that you watch once and then never ever revisit again. Let’s give it a go! Post-Screening Ramble: If you have even the slightest...
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Movie Breakdown: Pixie (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: Olivia Cooke was fantastic in both Thoroughbreds and especially Sound of Metal. Pixie looks a little like a pastiche of ’90s indie crime flicks but here’s hoping if so that Cooke can elevate...
Movie Breakdown: Coming 2 America
Pre-Screening Stance: Back when I had cable, I could always count on Coming To America being on somewhere, so I’ve seen it a million times and still to this day love it very much. Should...
Movie Breakdown: Boogie (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: I haven’t seen or read Eddie Huang’s Fresh Off The Boat but I was briefly obsessed with his Vice travel-cooking show, Huang’s World. His persona was always smart but relatable and willing to...
Movie Breakdown: Chaos Walking
Pre-Screening Stance: The trailer for Chaos Walking did not instill much excitement in me, but I’m pulling for it simply because I like the cast – Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, Demian Bichir, Cynthia...
Movie Breakdown: Stray (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: A fly-on-the-wall documentary about strays in Turkey? I am at once grinning from ear-to-ear and also cringing because I’m already worried about these cute puppies getting enough to eat. Post-Screening Ramble: There’s a...
Movie Breakdown: Boss Level
Pre-Screening Stance: Joe Carnahan is one of the most underrated action directors around. The A-Team, The Grey, Smokin’ Aces, Stretch – this guy is great at all things violent! I’m definitely excited to see what...
Movie Breakdown: Raya And The Last Dragon (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: Disney Animation Studios does not instill hope into my animation loving heart. The trailer for Raya And The Last Dragon makes it seem like it might have some fun Indiana Jones-style adventure mixed...
Movie Breakdown: The Mauritanian
Pre-Screening Stance: The Mauritanian is a legal drama, which I’m generally a sucker for, and it’s directed by Kevin Macdonald, who has done some great stuff, such as Touching The Void, The Last King of...
Movie Breakdown: The Vigil (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: I am mildly obsessed with the world of Hasidic Jews in New York City and I’m always game for a new horror flick. Thus, consider me cautiously excited. Post-Screening Ramble: The last year...
