La La Land – 2016

Damien Chazelle is a strange case in Hollywood. He is probably the youngest director to have as much clout as he already has. In less than three years he went from directing an indie film to the biggest film of the year. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star as two young dreamers who fall in […]

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Birdman – 2014

Birdman is a rare film for a number of reasons. Chiefly, it almost can’t exist outside of the contemporary reality in which it finds itself. It’s obsession with social media makes it a great commentary on the present day, but it also limits it to the period in which it is set. This film emulates […]

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Victoria & Abdul – 2017

Queen Victoria is the second-longest reigning monarch in British history and as such she has over sixty years of stories that could be told. One of the more interesting stories is about her relationship with a young Muslim named Abdul, who became her personal teacher for the last years of her life. Judi Dench plays […]

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All About Eve – 1950

Bette Davis is an exquisite actress, but the true star of All About Eve has to be the incredible Anne Baxter. The film follows aging actress Margo Channing (Davis) who takes a young up-and-comer named Eve Harrington (Baxter) under her wing. The film explores how threatened Margo feels when the younger Eve begins her ascent […]

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Darkest Hour – 2017

World War II is probably the most common period of time used in historical films. This period of time lends itself to so many great stories, following both the soldiers as well as the climate back home. Darkest Hour follows the first few weeks of Winston Churchill’s (Gary Oldman) tenure as wartime Prime Minister. The […]

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