Tag: Thomas Mann
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Review
Clam Happy: Fleischer-Camp Fleshes Out His Amusing/Absurd Sketch of a Precocious Mollusk
On paper, the inevitability of something like Marcel the Shell with Shoes On...
Halloween Kills | Review
Boogeyman Nights: Green Overextends Himself in the Myers Saga
There is truth in having too much of a good thing, or, rather, adhering to the...
Maine | 2018 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Trail Mix: Brown Offers Ephemeral Romance on Appalachian Hike
The anti-thesis of a fight-against-the-elements type narrative a la Wild or Tracks, Maine unfolds quietly and emphasizes...
Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #19. Nicole Holofcener’s The Land of Steady Habits
The Land of Steady Habits
Treading familiar waters but nonetheless, her output always feels fresh, The Land of Steady Habits actually counts as a first for veteran...
2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Nicole Holofcener’s The Land of Steady Habits
She has been a fixture as a creative advisor, panelist and helmer who up until Toronto preemed Enough Said (2013) saw every single one...
Kong: Skull Island | Review
Kong’s Crib: Vogt-Roberts Strains Weak Characters Through Special Effects Pageant
In the continuing tradition of flinging fledgling indie directors into studio tent pole franchise reboots,...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete
Seeing that Andrew Haigh's career has been climbing in the same upward trajectory as the best stock options on the fortune 500, we shouldn't be...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Review
Fault in Our Tastes: Teenage Death Gets Warmed Over in Gomez-Rejon’s Celebrated Sophomore Film
Taking home the Grand Jury and Audience prize following its warmly...