Review: Back to Burgundy
Set in the beautiful wine region of Burgundy where so many of the great wines are born, Back to Burgundy is a thoughtful story of three adult siblings grappling with…
Review: Finding Your Feet
On the day of her husband's retirement, Lady Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter's Dolores Umbridge) discovers he's having an affair with her best friend. So she runs away to…
Review: Ready Player One
Ready Player One is a futuristic homage to the past, circa 1980s, resembling somewhat of a cross between Avatar and Divergent with the added twist of being directed by the ever-popular…
Review: Journey’s End
War is hell. Especially in this World War One drama, where almost the entire film is set in the trenches just yards away from the enemy Germans. It takes place…
Review: Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun is like a Nicholas Sparks movie in training. It doesn’t pack the emotional wallop of a traditional Sparks tearjerker, but it does try hard to follow the formula.…
Review: Oh, Lucy!
Without doubt one of the quirkiest movies I've seen in a long time, Oh, Lucy! is by turns hilarious and sad and brutally honest. The central character is Setsuko, a…
Review: Love, Simon
There's plenty to love about Love, Simon. It's a charming romantic dramedy about a cool high school senior who has an awesome family, a great circle of friends, and one…
Review: A Wrinkle in Time
I sooo wanted to like this movie. Really, I did. But despite its star power both in front of the camera (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, etc.) and behind…
Review: Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
If you don't know about British artist Andy Goldsworthy, this documentary is a great way to get your feet wet. He's hard to classify artistically, since there are not a…
Quickie Review: Death Wish
Talk about bad timing. I’m not sure I would have liked this movie on any particular day in any particular year, but this week especially, it feels so… wrong. It’s…
Review: They Remain
This psychological horror flick relies heavily on sound effects and music to take a walk in the woods to a very scare place. Adapted from Laird Barron's short story "30",…