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'The Second Age of Aquarius': A Unique Blend of Sci-Fi, Comedy, and Rock-n-Roll
PHOTO: Mod Science What happens when you take Weird Science, but you replace Kelly LeBrock with a Jim Morrison-esque rock star? You'd...

Saxon Whitehead
Feb 10, 20223 min read


'Cha Cha Real Smooth': A Charming, Witty Coming of Age Story
PHOTO: Apple Original Films Few filmmakers have had as much of an auspicious beginning to their career like Cooper Raiff has. Raiff first...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 24, 20225 min read


'After Yang': A Gorgeous, Thoughtful Meditation on Memory, Grief, and What We Leave Behind
PHOTO: A24 Every now and then a film comes along that so beautifully and effortlessly explores what it means to be human, that it leaves...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 24, 20224 min read


'Dual': Karen Gillan Gives Two Great Performances in a Polarizing Dark Comedy
PHOTO: RLJE Films Back in 2019, I went to see the film The Art of Self-Defense in theaters. It was on a whim, and I went in knowing very...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 23, 20224 min read


'The Worst Person in the World': A Beautiful Exploration of Love, Life, and Indecisiveness
PHOTO: Neon There is a universal need for many people in their 20s and 30s to find their place in the world. It's something that is...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 22, 20224 min read


'Watcher': An Atmospheric Thriller That Plays It Too Safe
PHOTO: IFC Midnight With most debuts, the filmmaker's influences are pretty easily seen. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it simply...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 22, 20224 min read


'Scream': A Fresh, Surprisingly Sharp, and Worthy Requel
PHOTO: Paramount Pictures The Scream franchise came into my life at an interesting time. I was in high school when I watched the original...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 17, 20227 min read


'Cyrano': Peter Dinklage Shines in a Beautiful, Well-Crafted Update of a Classic Love Story
PHOTO: MGM When most people think of Cyrano de Bergerac , they tend to think of a man with a big nose. While Edmond Rostand's original...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 15, 20226 min read


Top 10 Films of 2021
PHOTOS: Amazon Studios, Netflix, MGM, Searchlight Pictures 2021 was a surprisingly great year for movies, which was much needed after the...

Saxon Whitehead
Jan 6, 202210 min read


'Don't Look Up': A Political Allegory That Wastes Its Potential
PHOTO: Netflix Of all the words you might use to describe Adam McKay's filmmaking style, "subtle" would not be one of them. While he made...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 29, 20217 min read


'Licorice Pizza': Paul Thomas Anderson's Sunny Coming of Age Odyssey
PHOTO: MGM A new film from Paul Thomas Anderson is always bound to cause some excitement regardless of its quality. Anderson tends to...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 28, 20216 min read


'The Matrix Resurrections': A Subversive Sequel That Reckons with Its Own Existence
PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures It's a fair assumption that most people tend to think of The Matrix franchise, they think of the original...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 24, 20216 min read


'West Side Story': A Lively, Beautiful Update of a Classic Musical
PHOTO: 20th Century Studios It's no secret that a movie musical is a tricky feat for any filmmaker to pull off. Most musicals are adapted...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 23, 20216 min read


'Nightmare Alley': Guillermo Del Toro Embraces the Darkness in Immersive, Stylish Thriller
PHOTO: Searchlight Pictures If you were asked to come up with one defining trademark seen throughout all of Guillermo Del Toro's work,...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 22, 20215 min read


'Spider-Man: No Way Home': A Surprisingly Emotional, Exciting Crowdpleaser
PHOTO: Marvel Studios DISCLAIMER: This review may contain minor spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home . While I do not reveal any major...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 20, 20215 min read


'Belfast': A Heartfelt, Yet Restrained, Feel-Good Movie
PHOTO: Focus Features With its black and white photography, semi-autobiographical nature, and the fact that it's a passion project for...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 9, 20214 min read


'The Power of the Dog': Jane Campion Returns with an Incredible, Understated Western
PHOTO: Netflix There is a rough, grimy sense of unease that permeates Jane Campion's latest film The Power of the Dog. But underneath the...

Saxon Whitehead
Dec 4, 20216 min read


5 Films I'm Looking Forward To (December 2021)
PHOTOS: Netflix/Warner Bros. Pictures/Searchlight Pictures We have finally made it to the end of the year, and for movie fans, it truly...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 30, 20219 min read


'Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm': An Old Fashioned Fairytale
PHOTO: Level 33 Entertainment In the Kingdom of Rhythm, everyone loves to sing and dance. From the citizens, to the friendly animals, it...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 29, 20213 min read


'House of Gucci': A Decadent, Bloated Melodrama
PHOTO: MGM Based on the trailers and marketing for House of Gucci , I went in expecting to see a campy, over-the-top movie. Between the...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 29, 20216 min read
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