Review - Alien: Covenant
I’m the weirdo that actually likes Prometheus. Sure, it has its share of flaws—most notably its over-reliance on characters’ stupidity in...
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I’m the weirdo that actually likes Prometheus. Sure, it has its share of flaws—most notably its over-reliance on characters’ stupidity in...
In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus didn’t just steal fire for the early humans; he also created them, sculpting the clay figures...
To kick off the Holiday Season the right way, I logged on to Kanopy to watch Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, a decidedly darker spin on...
How’d I miss the news that these beauties had dropped? I stumbled across them while browsing the shelves at Midtown Comics to kill time...
Earlier today, IGN debuted a teaser poster for the upcoming theatrical film based on the Slender Man mythos. And honestly, judging it on...
So let me tell you about my day so far. Before I went to bed last night (by which I mean around 1:30 AM), I perused the MoviePass app to...
As I type this, it is sixteen degrees Fahrenheit outside (an improvement over the past few days, but a long way from the warm weather I...
Back in New York. Watched two in-flight movies on the way over: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms - A beautiful animated fairytale...
Currently in Portland, Oregon for my annual trip with my college buddies. To kill time during the long plane ride over, I watched Neko...
Eager to make use of my MoviePass card before the service crashes and burns permanently, I ventured out to Metrograph to catch a...
Spent most of the day trying to decide what movie I wanted to watch. I’ve been running on fumes since Wednesday afternoon, so I was...
Caught a screening of Alexandre Rockwell’s In the Soup at IFC Center. I’ve been meaning to watch this since I first saw Four Rooms, the...
Just got back in from a screening of Mirai, the latest masterpiece from anime auteur Mamoru Hosoda. If Wolf Children represents the...
Logged on to Kanopy to watch Ida, a beautiful Polish movie about a young orphan who, at the behest of the Catholic nuns that raised her,...
I’ve been meaning to check out the filmography of Belgian director Chantal Akerman for quite a while now, so tonight, I popped in...
Took advantage of the blizzard to finally enjoy another neglected Christmas gift: Inside Llewyn Davis, by Joel and Ethan Coen. I can’t...
One song can save the world. At least, that’s the thesis statement of Yoshihiro Nakamura’s Fish Story, a film in which an obscure punk...
Logged on to Kanopy to watch Uzumasa Limelight, a beautiful movie about how the fickle entertainment industry occasionally leaves its...
Went over to Angelika to catch a screening of First Reformed. I’ve mentioned before that certain movies can function as a Rosetta Stone...
Taking advantage of an unexpected day off, I ventured out to Metrograph to catch a screening of Filmworker, a documentary about Leon...