Tag: 2019 movies
Babyteeth: This Shit Ain’t The Fault In Our Stars
The cancer movie is always a hard sell. Particularly when it’s in the so-called “teen genre,” meaning, basically, the subject is a teenager with cancer [Read More…]
The Rest Of Us: A Unique Glimpse Into the Dynamic of “Starter” Family vs. New Family
After years spent working on short films and documentaries, Canadian writer-director Aisling Chin-Yee finally saw fit to give us a full-length feature, The Rest of [Read More…]
Emotional Queen: Ariana Grande Dressing as Midsommar’s Dani Ardor
When it comes to bringing her esoteric (by normal people standards) costume A game, Ariana Grande is undeniably the winner in terms of mainstream pop [Read More…]
Blow the Man Down Shows the Repressed New England Way to Snuff Out Patriarchy
With a title that plays on an old English “sea shanty” (a.k.a. “work song”), Blow the Man Down offers a controlled buildup to the ways [Read More…]
Long Shot Short-Changes the Embracing of More Powerful Women in Relationships By Rendering the Narrative With Fairy Tale Flavor
In the realm of “modern” fairy tales, perhaps all we have to speak of in the present is Long Shot. A politically tinged comedy (or [Read More…]
Uncut Gems Has A Dull Luster
One could say that the Safdie brothers Benny and Josh were not truly born into the film industry’s consciousness until 2017’s Good Time, another New [Read More…]
Ford v. Ferrari: An Illumination of Assembly Line Corporations Exploiting Unique Talent For Their Own Stifling Gain
In a film whose entire premise is essentially built around the same generational divide being held up for the world to see in the form [Read More…]
Jojo Rabbit: An Absurdist Nazi Satire in the Style of Moonrise Kingdom That Shows How Hate is Indoctrinated at a Formative Age
“You could teach me to be cruel/Like the way they torture you/Teach me to be cruel/Like the way they torture you/It’s alright, twist the knife,” [Read More…]
