Football is fantastically female in Let the Girls Play
If you’re looking for an escape from the sad, soul-crushing reality of our deeply troubled times, first-time writer-director Julien Hallard’... Continue Reading
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Timely pregnancy drama Invisible offers no easy answers
With Ireland voting overwhelmingly to repeal its near-total ban on abortions last month and women’s reproductive rights being slowly c... Continue Reading
Movie magic comes alive at the National Air and Space Museum
I was only eight years old when I saw Stanley Kubrick’s mind-bending masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time. And though ... Continue Reading
Money can’t save All the Money in the World
Though it’s doubtful most mainstream film fans would have rushed out to see a period, Oscar-bait drama like All the Money in the World... Continue Reading
Thor: Ragnarok is cheeky, camp classic in the making
If Mad Magazine and the 80’s camp classic Flash Gordon had a baby it would probably look and sound a lot like Thor: Ragnarok. Fun, goo... Continue Reading
Video flight reviews move from hobby to lifestyle
Maybe you’ve heard of Sam Chui. Maybe not. If you’re reading this, you’re likely to have seen his photos or watched one of his videos, possi... Continue Reading
Disney breathes new fire into Pete’s Dragon remake
When I first heard that Disney was remaking 1977’s live-action/animated hybrid Pete’s Dragon, I was pretty skeptical, especially... Continue Reading
Roommates Wanted is frothy but flawed French fun
Great French comedies are like chocolate soufflés, if baked to perfection they have a light, airy quality that warms the soul like so much m... Continue Reading
McFarland, USA outruns sports movie clichés
When it comes to portraying big, strong, corn-fed everyman types onscreen, no one holds a candle to the all-American charms of Kevin Costner... Continue Reading
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