Brief Thoughts on Three Well-Received Films
Some things to say about Manchester By the Sea, American Honey, and Hidden Figures.
Category Archives: Pithy Reviews
I Am Not Your Negro
Today, even though it doesn’t seem like it, there is hope.
Kubo and the Two Strings and the Loose Threads
Mumble, mumble forgiveness pass the nori.
Changing My Tune On The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
A movie I long ago misjudged to be kinda dull is in fact all kinds of fun.
The Salesman Cannot Come to Your Door
This is Farhadi’s special genius. He invites you into lives unfamiliar only to spin around the mirror in the last moments so you can see your own surprised face.
Your Noir City 15 Cheat Sheet
In this, its 15th iteration, Noir City shifts from showing obscure and long-lost noirs in order to focus on all sorts of heist films — many of them more modern but no less obscure.
The Brand New Testament, In Which God Is A Miserable Fat Belgian Bastard
At last, the truth about the Supreme Being is revealed.
‘80s Oddities: The Pit & Paperhouse
In which we explore two lesser known lights from days of yore.
Gimme Danger: Jim Jarmusch’s Love Letter to The Stooges
Jarmusch made a doc about the Stooges. What more do you need to know?
Halloween Horror Round-Up
What to watch this Halloween? Or, more importantly, what not to watch.
Twenty-Seven Sentences About Eight Films
I have been watching things and having thoughts. Sometimes simultaneously. Please allow me to demonstrate.
The Shallows Isn’t Deep, but It Does Have Bite
If you’ve decided to watch a film about Blake Lively fighting off a giant shark, there’s little to be disappointed with herein.
Love & Friendship Is Very Yes
While it would be easy to attribute this and much of the credit for Love & Friendship’s success to the source material, doing so would not be fair.
Boy and the World Blows Your Mind, Breaks Your Heart
This is the world we have made.