Review: ‘I Care A Lot’Rosamund Pike And Peter Dinklage Go Toe-to-Toe In Superbly Evil...
*NOTE: This is a reprint of Jake's review from last year's Toronto International Film Festival.*
You always hear about people “abusing the system.” Learning the...
Review: ‘Jumbo’Visually Entrancing Love Story Between Woman And Machine Is A Wild Ride.
Humans have had a long fascination with machines and that obsession frequently makes it to the silver screen. The Iron Giant, Herbie Fully Loaded,...
Review: ‘Nomadland’Frances McDormand Delivers A Career Best Performance In Chloe Zhao's Enormous, Powerful Road...
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Middleburg Film Festival.*
There are a lot of deep silences in Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland. Oftentimes they’re...
Review: ‘The Violent Heart’A Well-Acted Coming-Of-Age Romance Mystery Thriller Suffers From A Third Act's...
Writer/Director Kerem Sanga’s fourth theatrical film The Violent Heart follows Daniel (Jovan Adepo), who unfortunately has had some difficulties in his life. As a...
Review: ‘Blithe Spirit’New Adaptation Of The Classic Play Feels Like An Antique
*Note: This is a reprint of our review from the Middleburg Film Festival.*Blithe Spirit is a classic standard in the theater. The play, written by...
Review: ‘Silk Road’Jason Clarke Tracks Down A Digital Drug Kingpin In Tiller Russell's Cat...
In 2013, reclusive Dark Web pioneer Ross Ulbricht was arrested by the feds for creating what he called the Silk Road. While the name...
Review: ‘Body Brokers’Michael K. Williams, Frank Grillo, And Jack Kilmer Lead An Unfocused But...
There are a number of movies about the current drug crisis, told in the context of the failed war on drugs. It's amazing to...
Review: ‘Cowboys’Steve Zahn And Jillian Bell Lead A Heartfelt Family Drama With A Touch...
Cowboys, a new familial drama, explores some complex issues with a Western backdrop. Troy (Steve Zahn) and Sally (Jillian Bell) are recently separated. Their...
Review:’Young Hearts’First Love Is Imperfectly Awkward In The Duplass Produced Dramedy
The new coming-of-age romance Young Hearts imperfectly captures what first love feels like. Touching, funny, and painfully realistic, the film brings the 21st century...
Review: ‘The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things’Kathryn Newton Stars In A Time-Loop Romance That...
Mark (Kyle Allen) wakes up and goes about his day. Although everything is a mirror image of yesterday, and everything will be the exact...