Film Reviews
Before I Fall is a young adult adaptation that manages to stand apart from the rest, presenting a lavishly told thriller about high schoolers.
The Last Word is an easy, funny watch, with great performances from MacLaine and Seyfried, but on the whole, isn’t very substantial.
Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture Program: An Experiment In Filmmaking & Interconnectedness
Creative Culture is the Jacob Burns Film Center’s (NY) educational program. We watched the fellows’ films and interviewed the program director.
Don’t Kill It is a throwback to 1980s horror, in addition to updating some of the rather outdated tropes found in those types of films.
Instantly captivating and undeniably intriguing, Get Out may be the “diamond in the rough” film of the year.
The Freedom to Marry is a compelling, expertly-made documentary about the landmark case that finally provided everyone the right to marriage.
Kong: Skull Island is fleeting entertainment, but given its massive budget and the audience’s predisposition to Kong, that’s not a terribly impressive feat.
Based on the real-life case, Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word is unfortunately a waste of its material, with many overused horror tropes.
Trespass Against Us is a crime film that, though with talent both in front of and behind the screen, fails to develop beyond cliché territory.
Though with an unimaginative score, Akron effectively tells a story about two gay men who meet and fall in love in Midwestern America.
Cries from Syria comes from the perspective of those standing in opposition to Assad, and serves as a tribute to Syria’s children.
Collide is a film that has talent in front of the camera, but they’re wasted through strings of mindless action and laughably poor dialogue.
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore is a dark comedy that explores timely subjects of loss of protection and fear, in an effective way.
The right to die debate is treated with great dignity in Youth in Oregon, which is also buoyed by Frank Langella’s sensitive performance.
My Name is Emily tries to be intellectual and heartwarming at the same time, but finds itself biting off more than it can chew.