Movie Reviews and Other Writings

DISCLAIMER: I didn't see this film in a theater. I watched it with my HBO Max subscription. I highly recommend you don't go see it in a theater even if it is playing near you. That's too risky with all the surges in virus cases across the U.S. and the world. Stay safe! The Little Things is about two cops attempting to solve a very similar string of serial murders. Joe "Deke" Deacon, left the L.A. County Sheriff's Department in disgrace five years prior, but he has to head dow

One Night in Miami is a fictionalized version of a real event. Four Black leaders, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay, and Jim Brown, at a peak in their fame and influence meet after Cassius becomes the heavyweight champion of the world. They discuss, at Malcolm's behest, how best to use their fame and influence into furthering the cause of Black people and civil rights. Ideals and backgrounds clash, but the conversation is pivotal in the lives of all these men. The film star

Locked Down is a film about a couple unravelling during the COVID-19 lock down in London. The two have been growing apart for a while and the fact that they can't escape each other is driving them apart. Though, an opportunity presents itself as Paxton's boss has an idea to use him as a courier despite his furlough and Linda needs to move high value merchandise from Harrod's department store to Heathrow. The two decide that they may be able to solve all of their problems with

CONTENT WARNING: There is a prolonged scene of sexual assault. Pieces of a Woman is about grief. A couple, Martha and Sean, choose to have a home birth, but there are complications. Their doula does all she can, but after a couple of minutes of life, the child dies in her mother's arms. The rest of the film is how Martha's grief takes shape and how she pushes those closest to her farther and farther away. The film stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LeBeouf, Iliza Schlesinger, Benny Sa

Soul is an animated film about Joe Gardner, a jazz musician and teacher, who on the eve of his big break dies when he falls down an open manhole. Though, as his soul makes its way to the afterlife, Joe decides he's got some unfinished business on Earth. He fakes his way into a mentorship role with a new soul and together they hatch a plan to get Joe back down to Earth in time for his big gig. The film stars the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alic