★★★★ Rose Byrne continues to prove she can quite literally flawlessly execute any given genre. Over the span of two decades, she has played a vulgar pop star, the daughter of a recently-deceased terrorist, a horrified mother, a frantic wife, an army medical doctor, and a duchess, among several many others. Now, Byrne gives one … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Tow
Film Review: House of Spoils
★★ Hopeful that Blumhouse's newest would be supercharged by a performance from West Side Story Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose led to my interest in House of Spoils, a wicked culinary flick with a witchy twist. Unfortunately, the trailer gave away the only moments of actual action and terror. Writer/director duo Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy … Continue reading Film Review: House of Spoils
Our Favorite Films of 2021
As another year comes to a close, we shut the book on a year of surprising and often excellent movies. We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with some yearbook-style superlatives! Be sure to let us know which movies in 2021 connected with you! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best musical sequence JOSH: … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2021
Film Review: West Side Story
★★★★★ The original West Side Story is widely considered one of the best movie musicals of all time, garnering a whopping ten Oscar wins, and spreading the gospel of Tony and Maria far and wide. Earlier in the week, I watched the 1961 classic for the first time ever (having known the songs mainly through … Continue reading Film Review: West Side Story