‘Speak.’ Review: A Straightforward and Inspiring Doc About Talented Teens
From Oprah Winfrey to Jordan Peele, there has been a long history of great artists, entertainers, policymakers, and more who have participated in Speech & Debate. Odds are, you’re more familiar with the second part of that (at least I…
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I Was Irked By Amy Schumer’s Uncomfortable Netflix Comedy That’s More Icky Than Funny
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if a movie begins with a woman expecting a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, she isn't getting one. It was a fate Elle Woods suffered, and now so does Amy Schumer's Lainy in…
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A Predictable Possession Horror Movie Saved by Badass Demon-Fighting Sisters
Possession films, like many other horror subgenres, are filled with the usual tropes that can make the plot, and the characters in it, overly predictable. You can blame this on The Exorcist. William Friedkin's 1973 film was so groundbreaking that…
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‘Luz’ Review: Sandrine Pinna and Isabelle Huppert Reconnect in a Bold but Disjointed Sci-Fi Drama
As VR becomes more commonplace in our lives and communication and contact become more digitized, the longing for true connection is ultimately what still grounds us. Although so many of our lives have become inextricably linked to the digital sphere,…
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: Carey Mulligan’s Comedy Musical Is a Delightfully Heartfelt and Windswept Fable
There are only a handful of dramedies in recent years that have been just as endearing as they are timeless. Perhaps the likes of Juno, The Truman Show, and Begin Again may come to mind – flicks that induce just…
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Love Hurts Review | Flickreel
With Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan became an Oscar winner. With Love Hurts, he aims to become a movie star. Quan possesses all the qualities to have a career in the vein of Jackie Chan’s. He’s funny,…
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Ke Huy Quan Kicks Ass, But It’s Marshawn Lynch Who Steals This So-So Show
Let it never be said that Ke Huy Quan, the longtime actor and stunt artist whose career was given new life by the smash hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” isn’t able to carry a film on his own. Though…
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I Couldn’t Help But Laugh Throughout Ke Huy Quan’s Enjoyably Campy Valentine’s Day Actioner Despite Major Flaws
There have been quite a few films lately tackling the romance genre, and specifically Valentine’s Day, differently. Heart Eyes gave the genre a horror spin, while Love Hurts — also set around Valentine’s Day — comes alive with action and…
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Amy Schumer’s Netflix Rom-Com Births Heart and (Sometimes) Humor
For many studio comedies, a "white" lie is generally front and center. From She's the Man's Viola pretending to be her brother due to her love of soccer to 21 Jump Street's cop duo going undercover as high school students,…
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Mother Knows Best in Netflix’s Eerie Psychological AI Thriller
One of the strongest arguments in favor of television's streaming-heavy landscape is the format's accessibility. Streaming platforms allow curious audiences to discover the immense wealth of foreign series that exists, and Netflix, constructive critiques about prematurely canceled programs and overpriced…
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‘Two Women’ Review: Housewives Struggle With Monogamy and Married Life in Charming Comedy
Let's be real: the institution of marriage has been well-deconstructed in the digital age. In a time when getting married is expensive and having kids is even more costly, maintaining a long-term relationship feels harder than ever. The idea of…
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Frankie Muniz Battles AI and Mommy Issues in Tedious Sci-Fi Slog
As Artificial Intelligence becomes more prevalent in our daily lives, for better or worse, movies about AI are becoming just as commonplace. However, while mechanical menaces like M3GAN and the MCU's Ultron came in hot, ripping ears off children and…
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