movie review
Animal Farm
American Factory by Hope Madden When filmmakers Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert documented the last days of Moraine, Ohio’s GM plant for their Oscar nominated 2008 doc The Last Truck,…read more →
Wheels Keep On Turnin’
Mortal Engines by Cat McAlpine As the credits rolled, I turned to my friend and said, with horror, “I think that would’ve been better…as a trilogy.” What’s that? You’ve had…read more →
Ailes über Alles
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes by Matt Weiner The two most arresting interviews in the new documentary Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes don’t involve…read more →
Wolf Pack Mentality
Meow Wolf: Origin Story by Rachel Willis If you’ve never heard of Meow Wolf, an 88-minute documentary about their beginnings may seem pointless, but I promise it’s worth it. By…read more →
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh) by Hope Madden There is something eerily beautiful about Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz’s rural Austrian horror Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh). During…read more →
Look What’s Cookin’ on the Homefront
Homefront by Hope Madden Those of you heading to Homefront looking for your typical Jason Statham film are in for a shock. Statham never disrobes. Not at all. He never…read more →
A Movie a Day for October! Day 20: We Are What We Are
We Are What We Are (2010) Give writer/director Jorge Michel Grau credit, he took a fresh approach to the cannibalism film. His Spanish language picture lives in a drab underworld…read more →
Please Put Your Pants On
Thanks for Sharing by Hope Madden In 2010, Stuart Blumberg wrote a film that frankly depicted the crisis of a loving but stagnant marriage upended by infidelity. Though it may…read more →