“I was 15 years old when I beat my first elephant.” That’s likely not the sentence you’d expect to start a review. However, it also gives insight into the tone of Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants, the first documentary to expose the cruel treatment of...
History’s biggest tragedies often remain irrational, even when you know the whole story. Directed by Mike Ott, McVeigh follows Timothy McVeigh (Alfie Allen), an army veteran with an axe to grind. After the Waco siege, McVeigh is seething with rage against a...
So help me. I love Bob Trevino. Written and directed by Tracie Laymon, Bob Trevino Likes It tells the story of Lily (Barbie Ferreira), a woman who works as a caretaker but needs some care of her own. Having been abandoned by her mother at a young age, Lily’s life is...
Sometimes, the stories of life and art feel eerily similar. In January of 2023, Jonathan Majors was Hollywood’s next major player. He was the central villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s second ‘saga’. He had blown audiences away with strong performances...
It’s safe to say that the lead-up to Disney’s live action Snow White has been far from enchanted. With an endless string of controversies, ranging from CGI Dwarves to the political views of its two leading actresses, the film’s promotional tour has seemed as though it...
It’s no secret that fame can be toxic. But Opus wants to explore just how deeply that poison can rot someone’s soul. In Opus, Ariel Ecton (Ayo Edebiri) is a young writer who is trying to make her mark on the industry. When her editor is invited to the...
Less than a month after the return of vampires, the Wolf Man has emerged from the woods. In Wolf Man, we are introduced to Blake (Christopher Abbott), a loving husband and father who spends his days caring for his young daughter, Ginger (Matilda Firth). When he...
We all know that our time will come to an end. But are we ever truly ready for it? Written and directed by Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness? is set in a postapocalyptic world in the near future. After society collapsed, it is decided that the answer to...
In retelling the ‘old story’, it can be hard to make it feel fresh. Let’s be serious. As one of Christianity’s most central narratives, the story of Jesus has been told innumerable times onscreen. From the silent film From the Manger to the Cross (1912) to...