Viva | Director: Paddy Breathnach | Rating: 7/11 | Viva, a hit of the 2015 Telluride Film Festival, focuses on many traditional themes present in many LGBTQ stories while maintaining a fresh feel. Set in modern day Cuba, Viva follows Jesus (Hector Medina) a young, gay hairdresser who works in a drag club that he one day dreams of performing in. As […]

My Golden Days (“Trois Souvenirs De Ma Jeunesse”) | Directed By: Arnaud Desplechin | Rating: 8/11 | My Golden Days (“Trois Souvenirs De Ma Jeunesse”) is undoubtedly French and deeply nostalgic. Director Arnaud Desplechin, who is known as “the Frenchest of French directors,” returns to the character of Paul Dedalus (Mathieu Amalric) who first appeared in My Sex Life…Or How I Got […]

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Rating: 7.2 / 11 | Revisiting Pride Rock was an exciting yet terrifying idea when the poster for The Lion Guard appeared outside Radio Disney end of last year. What did this mean? Who is that young lion cub? Why does he have a tattoo? Are any of the original characters involved? […]

A War | Directed By: Tobias Lindholm | Rating: 10/11 | A War follows company commander Claus A. Pedersen (Pilou Asbaek) as he and his men attempt to protect an Afghan province from the constant threat of the Taliban. A harrowing opening scene immediately sets the danger that Pedersen and his men are in, and is easily one of the most […]

The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Rating: 10/11 | Based on the graphic novel The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner, writer and director Marielle Heller’s cinematic take on the novel is surprisingly refreshing. In the first few minutes of the film, this coming-of-age story takes its audience back to 1976 San Francisco, […]

Walt Disney Animation Studios: Short Films Collection | Rating: 7.9 / 11 | It’s hard to give a rating to a collection of works as some shine more brightly than others, but as a whole the Walt Disney Short Films Collection doesn’t entirely satisfy. While these twelve shorts do include a little something for everyone, that leaves plenty of room […]

Mr. Holmes | Directed By: Bill Condon | Rating: 8/11 | Being a fan of all things Sherlock, the plot of this movie was no foreign concept. However, the execution came as a shock. You see, in the world of Sherlock Holmes we know he retires to the English countryside to effectively become a beekeeper. But actually watching Sir Ian […]