Jake Johnson sets out on his directorial debut with his latest comedy-thriller film, “Self Reliance.” It first premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival on March 11, 2023, and can now be enjoyed in audiences’ homes since its release on Hulu on Jan. 12, 2024.
The film follows Thomas “Tommy” Walcott (Jake Johnson) who lives a routine of...
“The Boy and the Heron”
Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film asks how we can reconcile with the world’s hurt and be sure that it’s worth living in. The never-ending man is at his most abstract, manifesting this uncertainty through a boy’s journey in a mystical world following the loss of his mother. Whether it's encounters with omnipotent powers, scuffles with humanoid...
A disbelieving husband refuses to leave behind his simple life on his family’s farm. A disillusioned wife who desires to leave the farm and see the outside world for herself. Mix it with a world dying from climate change and robots progressively taking over the workforce — it’s the perfect formula for a disconcerting sci-fi film.
Set in the Midwest...
There are plenty of new movies coming out in 2024 to look forward to. Ranging from sci-fi to musicals, 2024 is filled with films that will make audiences eager to watch in the cinema. While 2023 had a variety of great movies, 2024 has promises of films that will gather plenty of talk.
“Mean Girls” (Jan. 12)
Adaptation after adaptation, “Mean...
The question of why we exist has a plethora of unreasonable answers tied to it. At the heart of the query lies the butterfly effect, the idea that a seemingly trivial action can set off a chain reaction with monumental consequences worldwide. This unique and riveting idea is presented in the 1946 Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life." It...
TW: Sexual Abuse
The general public has always had a strange, almost sick fascination with disturbing cases involving some form of rape, serial killers or both. In these cases, the victims usually have their trauma sensationalized and the people who commit these crimes become notorious figures through countless true crime podcasts and faux psychologists trying to delve deep into their...
Oliver (Barry Keoghan) is a freshman at Oxford University. His presence is anything but noteworthy — he’s dressed like a middle-aged penpusher and gets lost in the shuffle of new faces and places. The only interesting quality that Oliver has is his infatuation for Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), a wealthy and handsome student whose social life remains impalpable to...
“The Killer,” David Fincher’s hitman thriller, stars Michael Fassbender as a nameless assassin who embarks on an international vendetta after a hit gone wrong puts his life in danger. Despite what some might derive from the title, “The Killer'' is more interested in the planning, traveling and happenings in between killings. As the titular character states in one of...
In 1959, Priscilla Beaulieu met Elvis Presley at his house party. She was a 14-year-old ninth grader who lived the characteristic life of a teen. He was a 26-year-old international rock n’ roll superstar with millions of records sold. Elvis immediately took a liking to Priscilla; despite her parents’ doubts, the pair’s complicated relationship began.
Directed by Sophia Coppola, “Priscilla”...
Propelled by the Barbenheimer internet phenomenon, Christopher Nolan’s unique brand as a director and an enormous A-List cast, “Oppenheimer” became one of the most successful movies of the year, smashing several box office records. It became the highest-grossing biopic of all time and the third-highest-grossing movie of the year. It has also received numerous critical accolades and is set...