REVIEW: Tully (2018) dir. Jason Reitman
As a diehard Juno fanatic (seriously, I’ve seen it at least 25 times), I was understandably excited for the newest melding of…
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REVIEW: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) dir. Anthony & Joe Russo
Avengers: Infinity War is a bombastic denouement for the Marvel Cinematic Universe After ten years and eighteen movies, the climax of the Marvel…
REVIEW: November (2017) dir. Rainer Sarnet
Have you ever had a dream that makes perfect sense while you’re asleep, but when you wake up and try to make…
REVIEW: You Were Never Really Here (2018) dir. Lynne Ramsay
Ramsay returns to form with this harrowing profile on trauma.
REVIEW: Ready Player One (2018) dir. Steven Spielberg
A subversive take on fandom stained by the odorous influence of a neckbeard.
BUFF20 REVIEW: Top Knot Detective (2017) dir. Aaron McCann & Dominic Pearce
I grew up in Indonesia between 1995 and 2005. One of the memories I have from growing up there is watching an…
REVIEW: Love, Simon (2018) dir. Greg Berlanti
Being a movie spectator allows us to partake in roles we wouldn’t otherwise consider, or even, perhaps, be able to experience. You…
BUFF20 REVIEW: MexMan (2018) dir. Josh Polon
At the risk of sounding glib, the worst thing about being a creative type is being a creative type. For every thrill…
REVIEW: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) dir. Steven S. DeKnight
I saw Guillermo del Toro’s original Pacific Rim movie opening weekend with a co-worker and his little brother. We were hyped out…
BUFF20 REVIEW: The Queen of Hollywood Blvd (2018) dir. Orson Oblowitz
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd is less a movie, and more of a bloodied, battered love letter to gangsters, crime, and what’s…
BUFF20 REVIEW: Ghost Stories (2017) dir. Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman
So let’s talk about spoilers. For many critics, the current, borderline pathological aversion to spoilers is something of a bane. If there’s…
BUFF20 REVIEW: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) dir. Issa López
Somewhere along the border– not between Mexico and the United States, but between fierce self-determination and warm and fuzzy sentiment– you’ll find,…
