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Conclave 2024
How did they get permission to film in the Vatican???
Kidding aside, this was an appropriate and entertaining movie to watch on the eve of a US presidential election. The allegory here, while thinly veiled, is effective in setting the table for a battle between hardline fundamentalism and liberal progressivism for the soul of the Catholic Church. While targeting an American audience, this film's themes should echo at home for viewers from countries around the world.
The moral relativism, i.e.…
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The Farewell 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Crazy Rich Asians may have been the movie that opened the door for films like The Farewell to get the attention they so clearly deserve. Now that it is a Sundance darling and getting a wide release, this film with its subject matter and original story may be the film that truly marks a watershed moment in Asian American cinema.
As an American-born person of Chinese descent with most of my relatives, including all my grandparents, domiciled in the motherland,…
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Black Bag 2025
Soderbergh was very much in his (black) bag in making this film. Arguably the most prolific director of the Internet age - it feels like he could make these in his sleep. Not all of them have hit for me, but still I am here for it.
Excellent casting across the board, as Blanchett and Fassbender ooze class and sex appeal. In a post-Bond world, films like these may have to carry the torch for spy films into the future.
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Jackie 2016
Jackie succeeds because of its attention to detail, captivating subject matter, and, of course, a commanding performance from Natalie Portman.
Presidents long have and will always be depicted onscreen, because Hollywood is addicted to fame and power. This has been the case in myriad ways, from depictions of actual events (JFK and All the President's Men) to various forms of fiction (The West Wing, House of Cards, countless more). However, the woman by his side has been looked over until…
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Inequality for All 2013
Are there a lot of documentaries about America's economic struggles? Yes. But is this particular film necessary? Also yes. As soon as I saw Robert Reich pop up on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and on Upworthy, I knew where this shindig was going. So I will say that I pretty much knew what I was expecting from Inequality for All. There wasn't going to be the Michael Moore antics or the hard-hitting questions like in Inside Job (still…
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