‘I was born in Montigny but I will not die there.’ Colette perfectly captures the desires of its protagonist; the kind of desires which push the story forward, exemplifying its key concern: the forging of a specific and defined female identity. Director Wash Westmoreland, Captain of 2014’s Still Alice, uses Colette as an exploration of […]
The Princess Switch – Review
Am I addicted to Christmas films? Have I watched so many terrible ones that at this point I’ve lost any sense of objectivity with regard to how awful they are – and now think every one of them deserves an Oscar and/or standing ovation? The answer to both of those questions is a resounding YES. […]
Disobedience – Review
Don’t you just hate it when you pop your clogs in the middle of your Derasha? We’ve all been there. Disobedience begins with a death of a Rabbi in the midst of said circumstances, but his daughter Ronit (portrayed by Rachel Weisz) is the locus. All jokes aside, director Sebastián Lelio captures her grief without […]
The Hate U Give – Review
Amandla Stenberg is stunning. As the film’s locus, she moves between two worlds – that of her friends, where her identity seems grounded – quite literally – by her obsession with the latest kicks, music, her friends – and Williamson Prep, where she is forced into a performative ‘whiteness.’ My only critique of the film […]
Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout
With 2015’s Rogue Nation already under his belt, Christopher McQuarrie brings a laser focus to this sixth film in the franchise as writer, producer, and director of this well-oiled machine, arguably the greatest entry into the franchise to date. Mission: Impossible – Fallout provides the latest, and most compelling piece of evidence that this franchise […]
Review: Your Name
In the wake of Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement – co-founder of Studio Ghibli and the creative mind behind its most successful features – Your Name seems to have come at a perfect time. Adapted from a novel of the same name, Mikoto Shinkai’s story of two teenagers who wake up in the wrong body is a […]