I'm a bit biased, because the 1983 television movie was required viewing at my grandparents' house every year, but this story has always spoken to me, a non-Christian who wants so desperately to believe in a church where all are welcome without judgement.
Of course, this is fiction, but it's not science fiction.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has some major flaws. The CGI is both overused and underproduced. The time period has yet to be decided upon (imagine stepping…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Before we can talk about the plot, actors, or tone of Promising Young Woman, we first must talk about its director, Emerald Fennell, who has gone big in her directorial debut, lending every frame with her delicate blend of pitch-black humor and vibrant, colorful visuals. The juxtaposition of the two lends an uneasiness that plays well into the narrative of the feature, and she is to be commended for owning her first film so strongly.
Carey Mulligan's Cassie is a…
This would have been so much better if it hadn't tried so hard to be the Mexican Goodfellas.
By the end I just wanted someone to let him put the dust on some popcorn. He was really pushing that popcorn angle hard. I'm going to go buy some flaming hot popcorn in his honor.
