Movie Reviews and Other Writings

Black Widow is a solo adventure for the Avenger, Black Widow. It takes place between the events of Captain America: Civil War and...

No Sudden Move is about an escalating heist. Multiple factions in 1954 Detroit are after a plan for a new car part that would...

Lingua Franca is a film about a Filipina immigrant, Olivia, who is a caretaker for a woman, Olga, with a disease that is affecting her...

Margarita with a Straw is a film about a young woman, Laila, exploring her sexuality while away at college. It also happens that she has...

Luca is about a young sea monster who dreams of a life that's not so ordinary. He has a healthy fascination with the world above the...

Saving Face is about young doctor, Wilhelmina Pang, Wil for short, who is comfortable in her living arrangements when two things happen...

In the Heights is a musical set in the heavily Latinx, Manhattan neighborhood, Washington Heights. The story centers around Usnavi, who...

My Own Private Idaho is about Mike, a narcoleptic street hustler, and his best friend (and crush) Scott, a trust fund brat who lives on...

Raya and the Last Dragon is about a world that used to have grand and beautiful magic to it, but a horrible plague of awful beings, the...

Please note: This film is nearly 30 years old and I may be writing about major plot points with abandon, so if you are a movie purist,...