Neaux Reel Idea: Gnarleans Review
About a half hour into Gnarleans, a musical sequence comes alive that fully defines the kind of freedom sought by modern-day New Orleanian youth.
About a half hour into Gnarleans, a musical sequence comes alive that fully defines the kind of freedom sought by modern-day New Orleanian youth.
Rarely has a filmmaker’s follow-up been as anticipated and held to such potentially high standards. Does “Up” rise to the challenge?
Admittedly, I’ve always had misconceptions about the punk community. The piercings, the music, the volume, etc.
If the recent Roma evokes memory by way of camera movement and motion – giving one the sense of and time to meditate on new and old perspectives of a past life – then 1999 does so in a viscerally visual manner, with light, textures, environments, and super-impositions. The whole of this production – a […]
Donnybrook may not be subtle always, but it is American through and through, for better and worse.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part keeps the pace going by following the same beat and pulling on similar heartstrings.
It was only a matter of time before a filmmaker turned the gig-economy into a vehicle (no pun intended) for a nightmare. A while back, I reviewed a small movie called Fare, which was conceived, shot, and completed over the course of a few days. While the wear and tear between the seams of the […]
The Organizer chronicles Wade Rathke’s efforts in bringing people together for the great activist fight against an uncaring authority.
Hale County has determination in spite of sensory trauma. It never rests, nor should it.
If Beale Street Could Talk is a film of realism certainly, romantics completely, and love eternally.