Unforgettables: Cinematic Milestones #21 – Days of Heaven (1978)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 18th, 2023 - Features

Terrence Malick’s ethereal, windswept ballad of love, lust, and nature’s wrath remains an otherworldly triumph

Terrence Malick’s ethereal, windswept ballad of love, lust, and nature’s wrath remains an otherworldly triumph

The Creator (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 28th, 2023 - Movie Reviews

But it is the masterful human saga at The Creator’s center that makes it special, and even if this story isn’t especially innovative, the emotions fueling the action are so intimately satisfying that they lingered with me for hours afterward.

But it is the masterful human saga at The Creator’s center that makes it special, and even if this story isn’t especially innovative, the emotions fueling the action are so intimately satisfying that they lingered with me for hours afterward.

Unforgettables: Cinematic Milestones #20 – The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 27th, 2023 - Features

Maggie Greenwald’s revisionist 1993 Western remains a bleak feminist drama of gender identity and self-determination

Maggie Greenwald’s revisionist 1993 Western remains a bleak feminist drama of gender identity and self-determination

Dumb Money (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 21st, 2023 - Movie Reviews

Dumb Money is a fun time at the movie theater, but not an especially edifying one.

Dumb Money is a fun time at the movie theater, but not an especially edifying one.

Gran Turismo (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - August 24th, 2023 - Movie Reviews

The primary reason the reasonably strong performances don’t elevate Gran Turismo to being worthwhile is that other than for a couple of noteworthy sequences (including one stunning crash), the racing sequences are not very good.

The primary reason the reasonably strong performances don’t elevate Gran Turismo to being worthwhile is that other than for a couple of noteworthy sequences (including one stunning crash), the racing sequences are not very good.

Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - August 11th, 2023 - Movie Reviews

As slight as it may be, Red, White & Royal Blue is a winning romantic comedy that will leave viewers smiling and, in this instance at least, that’s more than enough to satisfy.

As slight as it may be, Red, White & Royal Blue is a winning romantic comedy that will leave viewers smiling and, in this instance at least, that’s more than enough to satisfy.

Oppenheimer (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - July 20th, 2023 - Movie Reviews

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is the type of old-school, star-studded, epic historical biography Hollywood does not make anymore.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is the type of old-school, star-studded, epic historical biography Hollywood does not make anymore.

You Hurt My Feelings (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 26th, 2023 - Movie Reviews

I have a sneaky suspicion I’m going to be pondering the myriad ins and outs of You Hurt My Feelings for quite some time.

I have a sneaky suspicion I’m going to be pondering the myriad ins and outs of You Hurt My Feelings for quite some time.

Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 12th, 2023 - Movie Reviews

Much like the first film, Book Club: The Next Chapter is another easygoing lark that does zero that’s unexpected yet still generates just enough genuine laughter to make its sitcom-level simplicity bearable.

Much like the first film, Book Club: The Next Chapter is another easygoing lark that does zero that’s unexpected yet still generates just enough genuine laughter to make its sitcom-level simplicity bearable.

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