Reviewing the Classics| The Adventures of Prince Achmed
In order to truly appreciate the beauty and wonder of Prince Achmed, we must acquaint ourselves with Lotte Reiniger—the woman who shaped the destiny of animated films with a pair of scissors. Before Walt Disney could change the world with…
Stranger Things: S02E03 The Pollywog
There’s a moment in this episode where Will Byers walks into school after being dropped off by Bob, and it is everything this season is about. Will shuffles his way towards the school doors alone, but quickly he is immersed…
Stranger Things: S02E02 Trick or Treat, Freak
There are many things that make Stranger Things one of the best shows Netflix, and Hollywood for that matter, have to offer. The kids are, for me, the primary thing that elevates it to that standing. Sure, Winona Ryder (Joyce…
Review| Lady Bird
We’ve seen Greta Gerwig as a creative force as an actor in films like 20th Century Women and Frances Ha. She’s collaborated with notable Indie filmmakers like Noah Baumbach and Joe Swanberg on a number of projects, but has yet…
Stranger Things: S02E01 MadMax
Welcome back boys and girls of all ages, to the land of supernatural other worlds, sinister mad scientists, and the scariest thing that looms for us all: internet spoilers. Yes, clear your schedules, for it is fastest-to-the-finish binge watching time…
Review| Lucky
Veteran actor John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut, Lucky (2017), is a simple, wry, and subtly affecting film that is unafraid to ask big questions about life, death, grief, and acceptance. Lucky is also the perfect swan song for the late…
Oh! The Horror… | of Getting Loved Ones to Watch Horror Movies
My name is Andy and I have a wife. She’s a wonderful wife. Funny, smart, empathetic, and much more. My wife puts up with a lot. For example, take a moment to go to Instagram and type in #MargaretSleeping. I’ll…
Review| The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Family is so instrumental in shaping who we are. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), holds that reality under a microscope. The all-too-common fight against becoming like our parents, striving to live up to their expectations, and comparing ourselves to…
Oh! The Horror… | of the First Day of the Rest of Your Life
“There is no way that this winter is *ever* going to end as long as this groundhog keeps seeing his shadow. I don’t see any other way out. He’s got to be stopped. And I have to stop him.” –…
Review| Marshall
A couple of months ago, my review of Detroit opined the failure to keep the eyes of the audience on the black narrative and, instead, found it’s gaze concentrated on the white Detroit police officers at the center of the film’s…