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Recommended 13th (June) Becoming (May) The Lovebirds (May) The Half of It (May) 20 Feet From Stardom (April) Homecoming (February) Miss Americana (February) Good Da 5 Bloods (June) See You [...]

Blindspotting Directed by Carlos López EstradaWritten by Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs The review: Friendship is at the heart of this film; a friendship that makes two people better and worse.* [...]

Interstellar Directed by Christopher NolanWritten by Jonathan & Christopher Nolan The review: Matthew McConaughey, in his I’m-a-serious-actor period, travels through Nolan’s take on space [...]

That’s my hot take on this 45-year-old movie. Jaws Directed by Steven SpielbergWritten by Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb The review: Thank goodness for malfunctioning mechanical sharks as [...]

Kanopy. Quality films for free. Recommended Memento (April) I am Not Your Negro (February) Good The Watermelon Woman (June) Girlhood (April) Heartburn (February) Margot at the Wedding (January) [...]

The Watermelon Woman Directed by Cheryl DunyeWritten by Cheryl Dunye The review: A few months ago I watched Nisha Ganatra’s Chutney Popcorn and was charmed by it’s 90’s indie energy;* so it was [...]

That’s my hot take on this 45-year-old movie. Jaws Directed by Steven SpielbergWritten by Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb The review: Thank goodness for malfunctioning mechanical sharks as [...]

Wild Rose Directed by Tom HarperWritten by Nicole Taylor The review: Tales of striving artists tend to be complicated and none more so than when those striving artists are women.* So it was [...]

13th Directed by Ava DuVernayWritten by Spenser Averick, Ava DuVernay The review: DuVernay lays out a convincing case that exploitation of a phrase in the amendment that abolished slavery (except [...]

Interstellar Directed by Christopher NolanWritten by Jonathan & Christopher Nolan The review: Matthew McConaughey, in his I’m-a-serious-actor period, travels through Nolan’s take on space [...]

The Watermelon Woman Directed by Cheryl DunyeWritten by Cheryl Dunye The review: A few months ago I watched Nisha Ganatra’s Chutney Popcorn and was charmed by it’s 90’s indie energy;* so it was [...]

Da 5 Bloods Directed by Spike LeeWritten by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee The review: This movie is long* and takes place in two time periods** (Vietnam in 1971 and [...]

The Beat Beneath My Feet Directed by John WilliamsWritten by Michael Müller The review: Only because of Luke Perry did I watch this and though there is ample Luke Perry,* I was not blessed with a [...]

(and other handy things to know about singing) Max Minghella’s Teen Spirit is so very blah that if not for the electrifying performance at the end, it would not at all be worth watching.* Elle [...]

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight features and masterful performance by Heath Ledger and is a nihilistic movie I despise.* While every actor involved is excellent** I do not think that plot [...]