★★★★ Fans of stylistic excess and decadence need look no further than auteur filmmaker Damien Chazelle’s newest jazz-tinged coke-fueled rapturous ode and searing takedown of late-20s Hollywood, aptly titled Babylon. Imagine the parties of The Great Gatsby dialed up to an 11, and one will get close to picturing the wild energy of Chazelle’s longest … Continue reading Film Review: Babylon
Film Review: Cool World Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray
★★★★ 1992’s Cool World wondrously mixes hand-drawn cartoon with live action and intricate sets, features animation and direction from the legendary Ralph Bakshi, and was released right in that sweet spot between 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit and 1996’s Space Jam. It even managed to secure an extremely fun (and supremely difficult) Super Nintendo game … Continue reading Film Review: Cool World Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray
SXSW 2022: The Lost City
★★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) As probably my most anticipated film of South by Southwest this year, The Lost City had big shoes to fill. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, and Daniel Radcliffe all shine in their respective roles. The chemistry between Bullock and Tatum is palpable despite their sixteen-year age gap, and as … Continue reading SXSW 2022: The Lost City