Tommy is ultimately more undercooked than bad.
Author: Danny Djeljosevic
Oeuvre: Spike Lee: She Hate Me
Jesus Fuck, what is She Hate Me even about? Spike Lee’s 2004 comedy/drama/satire is an…
Oeuvre: Spike Lee: Summer of Sam
Millennium fever is all over the films of 1999. In a year with Y2K fears,…
Safety Not Guaranteed
Inspiration can come from anything, so I can’t be too quick to judge when a…
American Animal
In college, my experience with the school’s student film club involved watching a lot of…
Footnote
Joseph Cedar’s Footnote explores a relationship between father and son, which seems, at first, worrying.…
Oeuvre: Spike Lee: Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Many filmmakers begin their careers with student films or college theses, and while for many…
John Carter
Flash Gordon is one of my favorite movies. If you’re going to adapt a comic…
In Darkness
As insensitive as this is going to sound, the very existence of a film like…
The Secret World of Arrietty
You probably already know this, but Studio Ghibli is basically the Pixar of Japan, and…