I’m beginning to love Lucas Hedges. It’s inevitable that three years in a row, he has been appearing with memorable performances in one masterpiece after another. In 2016, he gave his best […]
Boy Erased
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen is arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time. But of course, you already knew that. From my perspective, my least favorite from them is “We Are the Champions,” […]
Mid90s
For the movie’s style, the A24 logo is presented here as skateboards and the skaters jump all over it. That sets the tone of the movie, so it’s not just the trailer. […]
What They Had
Watching “What They Had,” I can imagine how difficult it is dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer’s. I had an aunt who had the disease, and as a little kid, […]
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
In a recent trend, Melissa McCarthy has been finding herself in bad comedies from “The Boss” to “The Happytime Murders,” and I’ve been concerned if her “Bridesmaids” sparkle is gone. But like […]
Wildlife
After a special Q&A at an AOL Build show, I told Paul Dano: “Little Miss Sunshine” change my life. That is my all-time favorite performance from him, and he continues giving profound […]
Beautiful Boy
A lost Indie I saw at a special screening over a decade ago was “The Favor,” which was about a teenage drug addict and his deceased mother’s boyfriend. I was upset by […]
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Anthology movies are usually entertaining in the movies (despite the repulsive “Movie 43”), and often times, they’re craft with such bizarre and silly humor. Three years ago, I saw “Wild Tales,” a […]
The Hate U Give
I can’t recommend you watch this movie twice, because of how angry it will make you, but you should definitely see “The Hate U Give” for what it does. It once again […]
A Star is Born (2018)
You recall the recent article I wrote called “3 Stars are Born?” Those were the original versions before Bradley Cooper directed and starred in the latest version. The first movie, with Janet […]
