Emotion is a Disease in the Cold World of ‘Equals’
What it is about the idea that in future dystopian societies, people tend toward sterility and the removal of emotion? …
Category Archives: Briefs
Ongoing Spotlight – July 18, 2016
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN [PG-13] C+ An unhurried pace dominates the proceedings in the David Yates imagining of “The Legend …
The ‘Wiener-Dog’ the World Awaited
In the indie world, the idea of personal branding has in some ways replaced the auteur theory. No one …
Ongoing Spotlight – July 11, 2016
THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR [R] D While I have been a begrudging fan of writer-director James DeMonaco’s evolving series, “The …
Ongoing Spotlight – June 27, 2016
FREE STATE OF JONES [R] C- As a black Southerner, I have to admit to having a difficult time accepting …
Ongoing Spotlight – June 21, 2016
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE [PG-13] C- Most buddy comedies, especially those of the action-thriller variety, traffic in the notion that the erstwhile …
Ongoing Spotlight – June 13, 2016
THE CONJURING 2 [R] B+ The demon hunting adventures of Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed (Patrick Wilson) Warren continue in …
Ongoing Spotlight – June 6, 2016
ME BEFORE YOU [PG-13] C+ Author Jojo Moyes adapts her own novel here, for newbie director Thea Sharrock, and borrows …
Ongoing Spotlight – May 31, 2016
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS [PG] D+ This Tim Burton-produced affair from director James Bobin (the helmer in charge of …
Ongoing Spotlight – May 23, 2016
NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING [R] B+ A more fitting subtitle for this sequel might have been “Teddy Rising,” because the …
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