★★★★★ Who would have predicted ahead of 2022’s iteration of the SXSW Film Festival that a film about two kids pulling a “prank” on their hardass teacher (played by West Side Story’s Rita Moreno) would emerge to be one of the fest’s finest offerings? Certainly not this viewer! The Prank, from Golden Arm director Maureen … Continue reading SXSW 2022: The Prank
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