Get Out – 2017

Easily one of the most conflicting films of this year, Get Out focuses on a young black man whose visit with his white girlfriend’s family doesn’t go so well. The thing that this film does well is blend horror with the reality of the black population. The theme of the film is how white people […]

Wind River – 2017

A well-crafted thriller centered on the death of a young Native American girl who is found frozen in the Wyoming mountains. The film follows an experienced hunter (Jeremy Renner) who is recruited to help a green FBI Agent (Elizabeth Olsen) find her killer. The film is a character study more than it is a mystery […]

Gook – 2017

It feels weird to type an offensive word in a review, but fortunately for me, it is the title of the movie so I’m going to push ahead. The title of this film has a particular meaning, revolving around a pair of Korean-American brothers whose friendship with a young black girl comes under fire during […]

The Florida Project – 2017

I don’t always root for Willem Dafoe, but in this film I couldn’t help but take his side. The Florida Project follows a six-year-old girl on summer vacation who pines to visit Disney World, but is instead stuck helping her mom run scams on unsuspecting tourists. The film mostly shows small segments in the daily […]

Moonlight – 2016

As beautiful as it is tragic, Moonlight offers a look into the life of a man so conflicted by his identity that he’d rather deny who he is. There is so much struggle and pain in this film and it is spread over the life of a young man named Chiron. Chiron spends much of […]

Lady Bird – 2017

Coming-of-age dramas are a staple of every generation. And every generation lives in a different world that no one could understand. Lady Bird takes its viewers back to the long-forgotten days of 2002, using this time to paint a unique picture of a girl in the throes of adulthood. Saoirse Ronan is “Lady Bird”, a […]