The words “my” and “mine” are — technically — possessive cases of the pronoun “I.” I say “technically” because the line between ownership and association becomes blurred when one is… Continue reading "God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya (Mitevska, 2021)"
Luca is a heartwarming tale of friendship, fear, intolerance, and acceptance set in the Italian Riviera. If I know America like I think I know America, too much discussion about… Continue reading "Luca (Casarosa, 2021)"
Over the past ten years, François Ozon has directed an impressive array of entertaining and provocative films. His films have become appointment viewing for me, and By the Grace of… Continue reading "Summer of 85 (Ozon, 2020)"
High School Musical goes to Bible camp. If you think that sounds like the most awesome thing ever, read no further and head over to Netflix. A Week Away is… Continue reading "A Week Away (White, 2021)"
Once Upon a Sea comes touted as “an extended reality” created by Adi Lavy. Virtual Reality videos are still new enough that we haven’t yet developed the critical language with… Continue reading "Once Upon a Sea (Lavy, 2021)"
The Civil War has ended, but the country’s wounds are still fresh. This is obvious to Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks). He sees the divide, firsthand, as he rides… Continue reading "News of the World (Greengrass, 2020)"
Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice had a working title of First Impressions. Although she did not ultimately use that title for any of her novels, it remained a running theme… Continue reading "Modern Persuasion (Appel & Lisecki, 2020)"
James Erskine’s Billie is a little gem of a documentary, more oral history than biography. That is arrives streaming this week with little fanfare is mildly surprising but entirely shocking.… Continue reading "Billie (Erskine, 2020)"
The Croods: A New Age unfolds like an American football game where a perennial 5-11 team (I’m looking at you, Washington) grabs a first quarter lead. For a short while,… Continue reading "The Croods: A New Age (Crawford, 2020)"
Alex Gibney is the rare documentarian who usually ends up convincing me regardless of whether or not I start on the same side of his arguments. Taxi to the Dark… Continue reading "Crazy, Not Insane (Gibney, 2020)"
