“Moonlight is a Beautiful Ode to Beauty and Suffering”
This article originally appeared in the Beaver issue of Tuesday January 10, 2017. Barry Jenkins’ Oscars contender, adapted from…
The culturally ignorant “Pitch Perfect 3” proves aca-lutely terrible
As soon as the Universal Studios vanity card showed up – the jingle was performed a capella, you see –…
“Molly’s Game” lets a virtuoso screenwriter hold a camera, to generally good effect
Every Aaron Sorkin-written movie these days seems to open with a sizeable, choppy sequence where the narcissistic-genius protagonist displays their…
Top Ten Films of 2017
“Dunkirk” (wri-dir. Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan’s World War Two epic fulfilled its lofty expectations when it debuted in July, the…
An Unoriginality Complex
Hollywood has been adapting literature for the screen for over one hundred years, and has produced many renowned films, such…
Death of a Ladies’ Man
We went to Leonard Cohen’s grave on Thursday. It wasn’t yet a year since he had passed, but I don’t…
Conceptual Art in St Paul’s Cathedral
Every time I’ve walked past St Paul’s Cathedral, I’ve wanted to go in, but it was too late, or I…
The Problem With Apu: when representation becomes problematic
In a time when Aziz Ansari, Riz Ahmed and Mindy Kaling are making huge strides for South Asian representation, we…
“Hello, Gorgeous” is a fitting celebration of Barbra Streisand
“Barbra: The Music, The Mem’ries, The Magic”, now streaming on Netflix, is a glamorous celebration of Barbra Streisand’s stunning musical…
Just playin’ around: “Battle of the Sexes” and “The Florida Project”
By Adam Solomons “Battle of the Sexes” isn’t a particularly subtle film, nor is it trying to be. It’s about…
