Movie Reviews and Other Writings

Widows is about three widows of a crew of thieves. With their backs against the wall and their husband's debt to pay, they and a babysitter, desperate for her own way out, attempt to pull off a heist to get out from under it all. The film is written by Gillian Flynn and Steve McQueen and directed by Steve McQueen. It stars, well, it would be easier to say which heavy hitters don't make an appearance in the film, but I'll stick with the incredible leading women, Viola Davis, M

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is an anthology film of six unconnected tales all taking place in the wild west. It was directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen and stars many great actors including Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Brendan Gleeson, and Tyne Daly. It's hard to start a review of an anthology film especially as none of the segments are connected. As a friend of mine pointed out as well, it's hard to encourage people to view the