What an incredible movie Nomadland is! Chloé Zhao has created a masterpiece based on Jessica Bruder‘s book. It does a thorough perspicacious examination of the lives of Nomads of the RV culture in America, through a third-person perspective of its protagonist Frances McDormand who, by the way, is absolutely fantastic in her role as Fern. …
Writing the Lost Girls review today with an appalling yet unsatiated appetite. The movie will entangle you in a case that remains a frustrating mystery. With a body count in the double digits, the Long Island serial killings remain one of the top unsolved cases in the U.S. This dramatization of true events will likely …
Wrong Turn (2021) starts out as a fairly conventional horror flick, only to take us on a few unexpected turns along with the ill-fated group of hikers. While horror fans might not see anything too original (since it is more of a reboot of the original Wrong Turn series) in this grisly adventure, it’s a …
In this age where true crime content is ubiquitous, one story stands out this year for being more evident to the public on social media. With the Watts family murder, their social media presence made their lives accessible and relatable to their followers, creating a kind of chronicle through which people could see the progression …
Having come from Wonder Woman 2017, I’d say 1984 ended up being somewhat of a letdown. I felt the movie to be deliberately putting on a face. It is trying to portray Wonder Woman in a very different light it had started its original sojourn on. The 1984 version kind of gives her an image …
Movie depictions of mental illness don’t often come with much accuracy, let alone sensitivity. Fear of Rain does a solid job of creating a suspenseful atmosphere with its protagonist, Rain, who suffers from schizophrenia, while also drawing attention to the stigmas that surround people with such disorders. Despite its occasional clumsiness and reliance on cliches, …
As I write the Soul movie review today, I keep thinking how often I have said this before: Pixar has a knack for picking the most fulfilling stories. Proving it yet again, the animation studio walks in with another enriching and alluring tale. This time, it addresses a familiar problem: leading a monotonous life. Aren’t …
If Southern Gothic is defined by peculiar characters and macabre goings-on set largely in the postbellum South, then The Devil All the Time neatly fits into this sub-genre. With twisted, unstable preachers, nescient young women, a corrupt sheriff, and a sexually deviant, murderous couple, we’re taken on a road that’s dark and winding. Like the …
The documentary, MLK/FBI (2021), persuades us to take a closer look at the man and the icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his shaky relationships within the U.S. government. The documentary is rich with crisp archival footage that draws us into the unsettling story of the FBI’s attempt to gather evidence on Dr. King …
Mank movie (2020) is an immersive study of 1930s screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), as he toils over the script of the now-classic masterpiece Citizen Kane. Things that stand out almost immediately are the movie’s noir-like visuals, brilliant cinematography, and reflective direction. Not to mention some of the finest performances given by its cast. …