Written by Alexander Reams "Every moment of the fourth-wall interview is just a reminder of the laziness of “The Alto Knights,” when it so desperately wants to be in the same conversation as Scorsese, Coppola, Spielberg, Eastwood, and Miller’s late-career … Continue reading.
Tag: Cosmo Jarvis
Warfare
Written by Anna Harrison "“Warfare” is an exercise in stress, based on Mendoza’s experiences as a young man in Iraq, and the requisite violence that comes with, well, warfare. Its taut 90-minute runtime bombards viewers with blood, sweat, and tears, … Continue reading.
Persuasion
Written by Anna Harrison "Book adaptations are tricky things—like all compromises, there will always be at least one unhappy customer, but if done well, they can coax out hidden subtleties..."… Continue reading.
The Evening Hour
Written by Patrick Hao 45/100 Movies haven't quite gotten a handle on how to portray the ongoing opioid epidemic in America, especially with how it affects the rust belt states. Ben is Back and Beautiful Boy falls into cloying sentimentality, … Continue reading.
