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Based on real events, 892 tells the riveting story of Brian Easley (played by John Boyega), a 33-year-old Marine veteran who entered a bank on July 7, 2017 and took two hostages while claiming to have explosives in his backpack. Brian isn't your typical bank robber; he is mild-mannered, uses the terms "ma'am" and "please"… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: 892
There are three questions I had when the end credits began to roll in the new horror-thriller-jet black comedy FRESH. One, will I ever be able to stop thinking about/talking about this film? Two, is the world ready for it? And three, how will anything at Sundance be able to top this? There have been… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: Fresh
For the first time, I am attending the Sundance Film Festival virtually... from my couch. I miss the communal experience of seeing a film with an audience and excitedly talking about our reactions to the film. I also miss the in-person filmmaker Q&As following each screening. However, Sundance has done an impressive job making the… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: When You Finish Saving The World
It has been a long time since I have been as excited about a movie release as I am SCREAM, which confusingly is both the name of the fifth film in the franchise and the name of the original film. Thankfully, it is really, really fun, slaying any fears of sequel, or "requel" dread by displaying… Continue reading Movie Review: Scream
THE 355, produced by Jessica Chastain and her company Freckle Films, gets its name from "Agent 355," the first female spy's code name during the American Revolution. It checks almost all of the boxes I want to see in a spy movie. It has a team-up of incredible, kickass actresses from around the world that… Continue reading Movie Review: The 355
Ringing in 2022 also ushers in a new lineup of films to look forward to this year, and the perfect vessel to showcase our new year of content is the Sundance Film Festival. The Festival is due to take place January 20-30, but with the threat of COVID-19 still looming large, I decided to "attend"… Continue reading Most Anticipated Movies at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
When is a remake better than the original? Almost never. So the fact that Steven Spielberg has improved on a musical classic like WEST SIDE STORY is absolutely remarkable and a testament to the fact that he is the greatest filmmaker of all time. I mean, what film genre can this man not conquer? If this had been… Continue reading Movie Review: West Side Story
THE POWER OF THE DOG, written and directed by legendary filmmaker Jane Campion, is one of my biggest movie surprises of the year. It breathes new life into the Western genre, in part serving as a criticism on the exaggerated masculinity that we traditionally associate with this category of film. One of the surest signs… Continue reading Movie Review: The Power of the Dog
It is not every day that a special movie like BELFAST comes along, a movie with enormous heart that reverberates not only through the film, but in the audience as you sit and take it all in. Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST is a love letter to the filmmaker's hometown, but it is… Continue reading Movie Review: Belfast
SPENCER, directed by Pablo LarraÃn (JACKIE), has been one of my most anticipated films since I first heard about it in the production process. Not only does it check all of the boxes of my interests (royals, a female lead, costumes, a haunting score, breathtaking cinematography), but it also has one of the strongest performances… Continue reading Movie Review: Spencer (Middleburg Film Festival)