Ava DuVernay has taken Madeleine L’Engle’s vision and created a dazzling tale of hope and love fit for today’s younger generation. We adults might find something to take from it as well—if we view the story from the eyes of a child.
The Cloverfield Paradox: When Action Impacts All
I don’t do horror movies. I don’t do loud clangs, shrieks, or shadows that jump across the screen. I especially don’t do creepy sci-fi films. Movies that mess with time, reality, or my basic understanding of physics (which is very, very basic) rarely make it to my queue. In all seriousness, George of the Jungle… [Read More]
Miss Sloane – Politics behind the curtain
What an amazing political year this has been! One of the things that have led to the strangeness of this election cycle is a mistrust in the very institutions that make up the political landscape.
Free State of Jones: Reap What You Sow
Free State of Jones contains good performances and discussion-worthy issues, but director Gary Ross presents them in an piecemeal and uneven manner, ruining what could’ve been something special.
