The Edge of Seventeen

What an unexpected little surprise of a movie. What feels like it should have been merely a sarcastic but amusing teen comedy by its trailers ends up being a surprisingly affecting exploration of loss, friendship, and family. Nadine is an awkward girl with a single friend, Krista. They're alone against the world, scoffing at everyone…

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Important Films

As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of important films. The first are topically important films. These are movies that touch on contemporary issues and are mean to affect the collective consciousness of the audience. The second are historically important films. These are movies that have gained renown for something about their…

Repo: The Genetic Opera

Brother Cavil had recommended this movie to me after he had read my review of Repo Men, saying that it was literally the same concept. And he was right. The two could effectively take place in the same world. There are obviously differences of detail, but you still have two worlds where a mega corporation…

Seriously, How Did You Not See this Coming?

"I will lay waste to armies and burn cities to the ground," said Daenerys Targaryen early in season 2, and late in season 8, she finally did just that. And people are surprised. As a writer, I have a certain set of goals. One of them is twofold and involves the use of characters and…

Soy Cuba

What an absolutely fascinating film. Pure propaganda for the then newly victorious revolutionary government of Cuba, funded by the Soviet Union and created with both Cuban and Soviet creatives (directed by the Cannes Palme d'Or director Mikhail Kalatozov), and absolutely engrossing from a technical standpoint, the film doesn't quite reach as high from a narrative…