Review| Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann is about the lengths one might go to pursue someone and the ways we mask such a longing for connection under a facade of professional ambition. It’s about the clash that can occur when an eccentric personality plants…
Streaming Weekly March 2017 2.0
Spring is in the air and we are springing forward this weekend (well, most of us). For those of you looking to make the most of your hour-shortened weekend, let our contributors recommend a trio of great movies to watch…
Streaming Weekly March 2017 1.0
The month of March is finally upon us and the 2017 movie calendar is stacking up. With so many highly anticipated movies starting to make their way into theaters this month, you might need a break from the choice of…
Stay Woke and Don’t Scream: Get Out’s Subversion of White Horror Narratives
*There are spoilers ahead* “Finally, much of horror’s history has been about the removal of Blacks from the genre. Blacks have been rendered invisible by way of Whites in blackface, through a deprecation of Black culture without (and absent a…
Review| Paterson
It’s Monday and the early morning sun cast an amber glow to the white undershirt of Paterson (Adam Driver) and the brown skin of his wife (Golshifteh Farahani). Paterson sleepily rolls over and picks his wristwatch off the bedside table.…
Streaming Weekly February 2017 4.0
With a good chunk of the country returning to the winter cold–it is still February after all–our contributors have some recommendations to keep you and your family entertained while you hunker down and stay warm. Check them out and have…
Oh! The Horror… | of Deconstructing the Heart of the Slasher Genre
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. — John 15:13 (ESVUK) I just thought what was so clever about the conceit of the movie is that it really is the story…
Streaming Weekly February 2017 3.0
Been to the theaters and found the cure of wellness? Hopefully, it is not as creepy and deadly as the trailers. Already scaled the Great Wall? Even better if you got someone to pay for it! Seen Batman spew pop…
Streaming Weekly February 2017 1.0
A brand new month means a whole new batch of new movies added to streaming services. Our contributors strive hard to bring you their favorites from the new and the old. Check out what we’re recommending to watch for February…
Top 5 Actors 2016
Of all the Top 5’s we’re doing this week, the Best Actor category may be the most predictable and also contains the most consensus among the RWT staff. Does that speak to the lack of great starring roles by men in…