“Ready or Not” Spoiler Review by Allison Sutton

  Truth be told, I have been thinking about Ready or Not since it’s August release. Truthfully, I’ve been mentally writing this review since then. Truthfully, this might just be my favorite movie of the year. But Allison, you say (hi): isn’t it just a horror movie? Yes. But also no. Ready or Not is, …

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Review by Nate and Alex Blake

Nate: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a story about a jaded journalist named Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) who is assigned by Esquire magazine to write a piece about beloved TV personality Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks). Vogel, based loosely on Esquire journalist Tom Junod, is a bitter man who struggles daily with his tragic childhood. This setup could easily …

Nate Blake: The PG Rating is Having A Moment

First, for those unfamiliar, a little history lesson on the Motion Picture Ratings System. When the ratings system we Americans are most familiar with replaced the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) in the late 1960s, there were initially four ratings: G, M, R, and X. G was the rating assigned …

“Ford v Ferrari” review by Alex and Nate Blake

NATE: Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans 66 in Europe) tells the story of how driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) and automotive designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) were commissioned by Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) to build a car that could beat Ferrari at the 24 hours of Le Mans. This movie is a must see …

“Jojo Rabbit” review by Nate and Alex Blake

Alex: By now you should have figured out that I am the type of person that has a lot of FEELINGS. Today’s feelings will be brought to you by the propaganda machine that is Twitter. I have been reading about Jojo Rabbit for a while now. Everything I have read has been about how problematic …

10 Best Films of the Decade

It took a lot of debating and compromise, but Alex and I were finally able to come to an agreement we could both live with as to what the 10 best films of the past decade are. Of course, there aren’t any films from 2019 in the top 10, because not enough time has passed …

“The Lighthouse” review by Alex and Nate Blake

  Alex: Let me just start by saying that The Lighthouse will not be for everyone. It is kind of out there in a few different ways. It is shot in black and white, it does not have a typical plot structure, and there is a lot of symbolism that is left up to interpretation. …

“Parasite” review by Nate Blake

There are times, and they don't come by often, when the lights come up after a movie and I feel giddy, exhausted and even a little high because of what I just saw. When that happens, I know that I will be thinking about the film every day for the foreseeable future. I will have …

“Harriet” review by Nate Blake

Harriet is the first feature film to be made about abolitionist Harriet Tubman. It's unfortunate that such a fascinating story has taken so long to be turned into a movie. The final product is mostly worth the wait but formulaic. I suspect there will be more Harriet Tubman films to come eventually and some will …