Annihilation
When Kane (Oscar Isaac) goes AWOL from an exploratory mission of strange phenomena in Area X and inexplicably re-appears at his home, his ex-military wife, Lena (Natalie Portman), scrutinizes…
Rubin Safaya
Mr. Safaya is the Executive Editor of Cinemalogue and a voting member of the DFW Film Critics Association. He is also a listed critic at Rotten Tomatoes, accredited by the Toronto International Film Festival, and has been quoted by The Wrap, The Manila Times, and CBC.
Black Panther
The question of black identity and self-image in America is as complex as they come. It’s been probed by James Baldwin, Alex Haley, Spike Lee, Ava Duvernay and most recently Barry Jenkins. Now the question falls in the hands of Ryan Coogler, and it’s … complicated.
Groundhog Day
What makes a movie great is not what it is about, but how it is…
Stanning Stan: A Case Study
In my review of I, TONYA, I singled out Sebastian Stan’s performance as the much-maligned…
I, Tonya
There’s a moment late in I, TONYA in which cinematographer Nicolas Karakatsanis frames Margot Robbie’s…
Call Me By Your Name
Amorem conatum esse amicitiae faciendae ex pulchritudinis specie. Love is a desire of contracting friendship…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Certainly, we have hardly ever faced a world in worse shape or in greater need…
The Disaster Artist
In 2003, almost a decade after I discovered ZARKORR: THE INVADER at a local video…