The Call of the Wild
While it’s supposed to compassionately showcase the universal rapport between a man and his dog,…
Year: 2020
Emma
The new film version of Emma not only reinforces Jane Austen’s legacy as the forerunner…
Capsule reviews for Feb. 21
And Then We Danced Committed performances and a unique cultural perspective compensate for the more…
Sonic the Hedgehog
Considering the notorious fleet-footed protagonist, maybe it’s appropriate that Sonic the Hedgehog moves along at…
Downhill
When Hollywood remakes films from overseas, sometimes the subtle nuances are lost in translation. In…
The Last Thing He Wanted
Considering its volatile sociopolitical landscape that includes a cynical view of Reagan-era foreign policy, The…
Capsule reviews for Feb. 14
Buffaloed Both an offbeat love letter to the titular blue-collar New York city and a…
Birds of Prey
I’ve previously bemoaned the superhero/villain origin stories relaying ancestral history in moving relief—Asimovian technology so…