The Mountain is a slowly paced drama set in the world of lobotomies with leading performances from Tye Sheridan and Jeff Goldblum. Welcome to the 1950s where Andy (Tye Sheridan) now lives in his father’s shadow. His mom has already been confined to an institution by the time we meet him. Enter Dr. Wallace Fiennes (Jeff Goldblum) into the picture. He takes Andy under his wing as a photographer while touring an asylum. You see,…
"The Mountain may challenge its viewers"Category: Movie Reviews
Little Miss Sunshine still manages to hold up with plenty of laughs thirteen years after the film was initially released in theaters. Overworked mother Sheryl Hoover (Toni Collette) now finds herself responsible for her brother, Frank (Steve Carell). Frank recently tried to kill himself so he’s coming to live with his sister’s family. Meanwhile, man of the house Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear) is trying to start up a career as a life coach and motivational speaker. …
"Little Miss Sunshine holds up 13 years later"
Lake Michigan Monster, a small Wisconsin-made indie adventure comedy, is destined to be one of the weirdest films that anybody will see this year. Captain Seafield (Ryland Tews) is putting together a “team of the century.” Their mission is to find the Lake Michigan Monster. Team members include Nedge Pepsi (Beulah Peters), Sean Shaughnessy (Erick West), and Dick Flynn (Daniel Long). Along the way, Seafield comes up with various operation names including Annihilation, Nauty Lady,…
"Fantasia 2019: Lake Michigan Monster"
Bottom of the 9th gives us a film that seeks to tell us the classic redemption story while placing it in the wide world of baseball. When we first meet Sonny Stano (Joe Manganiello), he’s playing a baseball game in prison. While we don’t know how he got there, what we do know is that he can hit the ball. He certainly could have had a nice big league career ahead of him. But for…
"Bottom of the 9th: Redemption in Baseball"
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood takes us back to 1969 in a way that only Quentin Tarantino can do so, while completely wasting Margot Robbie. After viewing the film, I can safely say that Inglorious Basterds remains my favorite Quentin Tarantino film. While the third act of Hollywood is entertaining, I really wish I could say more about the rest of the film. For the large majority, we’re viewing the film through actor Rick…
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: I Have Words"
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is one of the best ensemble comedies and the star-studded film remains a classic to this day. Imagine yourself being surrounded by some of the best comedy stars of the day. It sounds impossible, right? Think again because this film doesn’t have a few of them but brings everyone together in an epic race to find the Big W. Let’s get one thing straight though. This isn’t a…
"It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a Classic"
David Crosby: Remember My Name profiles the legendary singer of The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. By all accounts, David Crosby should have died years ago. This was a musician who was addicted to the likes of heroin and cocaine. In fact, he had to be revived more than once. This is a man with eight stents in his heart. Yet when given the option to trade music for…
"David Crosby: Remember My Name transcends the genre"
When 500 Days of Summer was released in theaters ten years ago, the film injected a spark into the romantic comedy genre. In the event that you forgot, 500 Days of Summer is an anti-romantic comedy. The film tells the story of Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel). The film does not tell their story in a linear narrative This honestly does not matter because it’s not a film that requires you…
"500 Days of Summer celebrates 10 Years"
Long Gone Wild will prove to be just as damaging for SeaWorld and other marine aquariums as Blackfish was six years ago. Here is where things stand upon the documentary’s release: there are 60 orcas living in captivity. The orcas are spread across 15 parks in 8 different countries. All in all, 160 orcas have died while living in captivity. This only proves to show just how psychologically damaging it is to have these large…
"Long Gone Wild: Blackfish Was Just The Beginning"
The Farewell is a very intimate look at one family as they go about saying goodbye to a loved one while never letting them know the truth. Billi (Awkwafina) joins the rest of her family in Changchun to say goodbye to her grandmother (Shuzhen Zhao). As a cover, the family is planning the wedding for her Japanese-raised cousin. It’s one of the best cover ops ever when you think about it. What other way can…
"The Farewell: An Intimate Story for Lulu Wang"