IFE Film Review: Stereotype-smashing Wonder Woman gets woke
Comic book fanboys who steered clear of Wonder Woman in theaters fearing that it might be too delicate and girly for their manly sensibiliti... Continue Reading
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IFE Film Review: Pop Aye is best man-and-his-elephant road movie ever
If someone told me that one of my favorite movies of 2017 would end up being a quirky, bittersweet road movie about a disillusioned architec... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Table 19 is stellar seating chart in search of a story
The sunny optimist in me likes to think that, like pizza and sex, there really is no such thing as a truly bad wedding. But the realist in m... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Berlin Syndrome is few bricks short of a perfect wall
Ever read a book that starts off beautifully, totally reels you in with a juicy, page-turning set-up, compelling characters with mood and me... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Planetarium director Rebecca Zlotowski
Fascinated by literature and film from a young age, award-winning French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski initially planned on channeling her lov... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Schumer and Hawn steal the show in Snatched
It’s no secret that I have a total soft spot for loud, gross-out comedies with female leads. Ghostbusters, Sisters, Bad Moms, The Boss... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Oscar season starts early with pitch-perfect Elis
Telenova superstar Andréia Horta (Liberdade, Chamas da Vida) might not be a household name outside of her native Brazil just yet, but if her... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Plan B is high octane homage to retro action epics
While the terms German-language martial arts action comedy have rarely, if ever, been used in the same sentence, German-language martial art... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Chris Evans shines in indie family drama Gifted
If you include his stint as Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch) in the original Fantastic Four films, Captain America star Chris Evans has be... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Crappy Kong reboot deserves the boot
While I am usually totally cool with Marvel Studios-style expanded universe filmmaking – especially when it yields such badassery as D... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Stars outshine story in disjointed romance Porto
Though he is probably best known to mainstream audiences for his recurring role as Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboots, the... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Monster Trucks is celebration of STEAM in Trump era
Jerry Seinfeld once memorably opined that, when it comes to entertainment, there really is “no such thing as fun for the whole family&... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Groundhog Day for teens Before I Fall tumbles badly
I don’t pretend to be an expert on millennial or even post-millennial angst, but I do know a bad teen movie when I see one, and Before... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: Tale as old as time is new again in Beauty and the Beast
When it comes to mining their past glories for future profits, no one does it better than the House of Mouse. And though Disney has pretty m... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: 20th Century Women lingers like a dreamy, SoCal sunset
Although the term gets bandied about more often than it probably should in kombucha-swilling hipster circles these days, writer-director Mik... Continue Reading
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