Written, produced, and co-starring Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy is filmmaking by way of catharsis. Written during a stint in rehab, Honey Boy presents two periods of LaBeouf’s life in parallel: the first of 22-year-old Otis (Lucas Hedges), who lands in court-appointed rehabilitation program while … Continue reading HONEY BOY
In the suburbs of Dakar, men labor in the hot sun to erect a massive tower. Seen through the dust, it looks like something futuristic, something alien. Even more so considering the men who built it: Impoverished and overburden. They … Continue reading ATLANTICS
You can’t control the world, but you can control your reaction. Reactions define the individual, and in Scott Z. Burns’ The Report, the tragic events of 9/11 caused two completely different reactions in two completely different men. It’s just that their … Continue reading THE REPORT
Mr. Rodgers doesn’t feel like he should be part of this world. His gentleness, kindness, and saint-like patience seem better placed in the world of make-believe — right next to King Friday XIII and Daniel Tiger. Until the recent (and … Continue reading A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Few movies were as anticipated as the sequel to 2013’s surprise smash Frozen. Lucky for any girl sporting Elsa’s Arendelle aqua dress or parent who’s heard “Let It Go” 17 times too many, Frozen 2 does not disappoint. The songs from husband and … Continue reading FROZEN 2
Much has changed in how we view movies in the past decade. Even though we’ve been streaming movies at home since the mid-to-late-2000s (around the same time as the first Blu-rays hit the market), watching DVDs since the mid-1990s, VHS … Continue reading Disney+
Set in London 2009 — for somewhat arbitrary reasons — The Good Liar opens with two lonely souls seeking companionship via a dating website: Distinctive Dating. Both are elderly, and both check various boxes and add personal information while the opening titles … Continue reading THE GOOD LIAR
The Irishman begins in darkness. A small box of light at the center of the frame opens like an iris, and we see nurses and doctors. It looks like a hospital, but this is no beginning; this is the end: A … Continue reading THE IRISHMAN
One of the true pleasures of a film festival is the ability to walk into a movie, know nothing about the film or the filmmakers, and walk out floored. Sometimes it leads to discovery, other times it leads to familiarity. … Continue reading BIRDS OF PASSAGE
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