‘Purple Hearts’ is a Movie about Love and Fear and It Got Me
Just like the rest of the world, Purple Hearts got me. And these are the moments that especially hit me hard in the heartstrings. A good love story makes us […]
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‘Birds of Prey’ Review: Margot Robbie fantabulously emancipates Harley Quinn from the Joker, and she shines
They say to make a good story, you have to start from the beginning. Birds of Prey, the dazzling, female-fronted action epic about the super-heroine sidekick with no real superpowers […]
Response: ‘Yesterday’ Movie Charms a Second Time as a Love Letter to Love and the Beatles
Sometimes a movie can take two tries to get you to really understand what’s to love about it. On initial review of this movie, I was a bit unimpressed. Maybe […]
‘Yesterday’ Film Review: Musical Fantasy Pays Tribute to the Beatles, but Lacks Real Discovery
A talented young songwriter is down on his luck. He’s played boardwalks, street corners and cafes for the past 10 years, but has had no strike of luck. His best […]
‘Booksmart’ Film Review: A Goddamn Funny and Revolutionary Female-Fronted Comedy from Olivia Wilde
In the world of high school comedies, we’ve seen it all: the athletes and jocks, bad boys, princesses, mean girls, drama kids, detention club-goers and boy meets girl-next-door. But how […]
‘Aladdin’ Film Review: The stunning remake had me smiling from cheek to cheek
The live-action remake of Aladdin has finally arrived — and it made me feel as if I was watching this story for the first time — and that’s a good […]
“Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.” Documentary Gives Intimate Look Behind British-Sri Lankan Pop Star M.I.A.
The bio-doc finally understands what the British-Sri Lankan pop star was fighting for all along. Long before M.I.A. was the pop star behind the Clash-sampled smash hit “Paper Planes” — […]
“La La Land” Review: A Tale of Two Modern Dreamers
“Here’s to the fools who dream,” the tagline reads for La La Land. And for dreamers is true. You know those movies you feel were made just about you? That’s the feeling […]
“Kubo and the Two Strings” Review: An epic animated tale that brings “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” to life
I’m sitting here listening to a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by Regina Spektor. The sweeping rhythm of the guitar, animated by the slow plucks of a traditional Japanese shamisen (“three […]
“Nerve” Review: When a Game of Dare Meets the Online World
Okay. I will prelude this review saying that I did not think much of Nerve going into it. It seemed like just another teenage drama with no big names or well […]
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