Posted in April 2016

Review: Dough, 2016, dir. John Goldschmidt

Review: Dough, 2016, dir. John Goldschmidt

I wouldn’t say I disliked John Goldschmidt’s Dough, though I’m not sure I liked it as a whole movie, either. If I have any pet peeves with movies, and I have many pet peeves with movies, so let’s just pretend I have one, and if I have one pet peeve with movies, it’s when they jam too many different … Continue reading

Review: Sing Street, 2016, dir. John Carney

Review: Sing Street, 2016, dir. John Carney

I adored John Carney’s Once, though as I look through this site’s archives it occurs to me that I have never written about the film in all my seven years of writing for the web. Shame, shame. Anyways, Once is a treasure, and in regards to Once Carney’s latest film, Sing Street, feels like an altogether different treasure. Once is … Continue reading

Review: Men & Chicken, 2016, dir. Anders Thomas Jensen

Review: Men & Chicken, 2016, dir. Anders Thomas Jensen

My familiarity with Danish comedy extends about as far as Mikkel Nørgaard’s Klown, the rom-coms of Lone Scherfig, and Adam’s Apples, Anders Thomas Jensen’s 2005 black comedy about the book of Job. Basically, I’m not especially well-versed on the subject, though I know enough to know that Mads Mikkelsen can actually be pretty damn funny when he feels … Continue reading

“Waiting for Wonder Woman”

“Waiting for Wonder Woman”

In case you all have forgotten: I really, really, really, really, really hated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. But I didn’t hate everything about it! I liked Gal Gadot despite the minimal capacity the film uses her in, for example, so much so that I am now looking forward to Patty Jenkins’ forthcoming Wonder Woman flick more than that … Continue reading

My Most Anticipated Films For IFFBoston ’16

My Most Anticipated Films For IFFBoston ’16

If you have been tuning into this space for the last week and wondering why I have posted exactly zero new updates, it’s because I’ve been gallivanting around Bermuda since the 12th. But I’m back in Boston, and with eight days to spare before Independent Film Festival Boston’s 2016 rumpus, I’d say it’s about time … Continue reading