Resistance is a moving film that could have been much more graphic, violent, and traumatic. Instead filmmakers create a sustained experience where audiences can identify with the characters.
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Film Review: Andrew Steggall’s Delicate and Moving ‘Departure’
In Andrew Steggall's Departure, a boy comes to terms with his own sexuality while the marriage of his parents crumbles in Steggall's solemn, beautifully-shot drama.
Read More »Athena Film Festival: ‘Dolores,’ United Farm Worker Icon and Civil Rights Activist
Dolores Huerta's is a name not widely recognized, but it should be, especially now.
Read More »Athena Film Festival: ‘100 Years’ — Native Americans Winning Against the Government
How long should one fight for justice? Sometimes it takes 100 years.
Read More »My Top Ten of the Current State of DC Entertainment
Let's get rid of any drama first - there will be no Batman vs. Superman (because it sucked).
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Bad Santa 2’ – Thirteen Years and Not Worth the Wait
The vulgarity "Bad Santa" of wears thin quickly. Only the first film's biggest fans will want to add this one to their holiday rotation.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ – One of the Best Anti-War War Films Ever
'Hacksaw Ridge' is Gibson’s most honest and compelling work as a director, not because he is condoning violence but instead highlighting its repugnance.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’
“You stabbed the devil in the back. To him this isn’t vengeance, this is justice.” Again, someone makes the mistake of crossing expert hitman John Wick, in John Wick: Chapter 2, well played by Keanu Reeves, and once again, the audience journeys with Wick through his universe filled with professional killers …
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ Never Lives up to Ambitions
In "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, what could have been a visual experience is downgraded to its mediocre core.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’
LEGO Batman Movie hits a high, entertaining note that satirically skewers big business and furthers franchises plus introduces audiences to talented comedians.
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