Film Review: Bohemian Rhapsody Shows The Humanity To Being A Star

Directed by Bryan Singer and writer by Anthony McCarter, Bohemian Rhapsody is, by far, one of the best films of the year. Rami Malek engulfs…

Film Review: Suspiria Divides And Disturbs Audiences

SYNOPSIS: A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson),…

Film Review: Bikini Moon Is A Strange Film Experience On Mental Health

SYNOPSIS: Initially discovered when the documentary filmmakers happen upon her at a homeless center, the lively and charismatic Bikini, brought to life in a whirlwind…

Film Review: Stella’s Last Weekend Is All About Real Family Chemistry

SYNOPSIS: Oliver (Alex Wolff) is a Queens high school senior who is madly in love with Violet, the girl of his dreams. Oliver’s older brother,…

Film Review: A Star Is Born Is Romantic And Confronting

More than any previous reboot of this classic tale, A Star Is Born (2018) confronts the gut-punch you feel when you give your heart to…

Film Review: Venom Is A Rom-Com Between A “Loser” And A “Symbiote”

Yes, I said it! While most of you will go to Venom expecting an action thriller based on the acclaimed comic villain, you will find…

Film Review: The Hate U Give Asks Us To Love More

T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E – The Hate U Give Little Infants F—ks Everybody -Tupac Shakur  SYNOPSIS: Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black,…

Film Review: MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A. Is An Immigrant’s Tale

When you are displaced from your country, you do not just lose a territory; you lose family, culture, and the ability to have a solo…

Film Review: All About Nina Confronts How We Ask Women To Grow Up

When you are a woman, like any member of an oppressed group, you carry double consciousness. There is the “you” in front of men, and…

Film Review: Colette Shows Why Confidence Is Power

Synopsis: After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural…

Film Review: Life Itself Is A Powerful Story With A Dividing Ending

SYNOPSIS: As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their…

Film Review: MDMA Is A Cautionary Tale of Ecstasy

  Visually, MDMA is gorgeous. Making every scene feel like a piñata of color being bashed by the bats of human self-destructiveness. Every portrait is…

Concert Review: First Aid Kit Empower Womanhood At Brooklyn Steel

I love First Aid Kit, especially because, like Nao, they have earned my labeling of them as “guarantee artists;” never failing to entertain. Their country-rock…

Film Review: Lizzie Makes You Rethink Death

Synopsis: Academy Award (R) nominee Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry, “Big Love”) stars as Lizzie Borden, the notorious woman at the heart of one of…

Film Review: Netflix Wins With Sierra Burgess Is A Loser

Synopsis: Sierra Burgess is a high school senior who is hoping to make it to Stanford and leave her high school life behind. One night, Sierra…