Runtime: 1 hour, 33 minutesRating: RDirector: Bo Burnham Quick Impressions:From the time I started sixth grade to the time I finished eighth, I went to five different schools, in four different cities, in two different states. I actually started out in middle school, only to move and find myself back …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutesDirector: Rawson Marshall Thurber Quick Impressions:I’ve been dying to see this movie for the longest time. From the trailers (which are full of deliberate misdirection, by the way), Skyscraper looks like an inspired mashup of Die Hard and The Towering Inferno with the Rock …
Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes Director: Boots Riley Quick Impressions: “That movie is awesome!” my husband declared in the parking lot after the show. “It may be my favorite of the year. If nothing else, it’s my second favorite after the Mr. Rogers movie.” I was so relieved. …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes Director: Charles Stone III Quick Impressions: I used to watch basketball with my grandpa. I vividly remember hanging out up in his bedroom watching the 1989 NBA finals, the Lakers (his team) versus the Pistons (who won). I wasn’t exactly what you’d call …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 8 minutes Director: J.A. Bayona Quick Impressions: This movie has amazing cinematography and a lackluster script. At least, the dialogue is pretty weak. The story itself is not bad and does really pick up towards the end. Still, I think the script could have used …
Runtime: 1 hour, 56 minutesRating: RDirector: Bart Layton Quick Impressions:When I was in grad school at the University of Texas, I took a class on paratext that met in the Harry Ransom Center, (the rare books library/archive on campus that houses a daunting and vast collection of valuable manuscripts). Security …
Runtime: 1 hour, 58 minutesRating: PGDirector: Brad Bird Quick Impressions:If you have epilepsy triggered by flashing lights, this movie will probably give you a seizure. A notice posted at the entrance of the auditorium did mention this, but that notice was printed on a standard 8.5 by 11 sheet of …
Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes Rating: PG-13Director: Morgan Neville Quick Impressions:“Let’s make the most of this beautiful day…” I’ve been dying to watch this film since I saw the first trailer, and clearly I wasn’t the only one. Our Thursday evening showing was packed, basically sold out at a theater …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 50 minutesDirector: Gary Ross Quick Impressions:For reasons I find difficult to explain, I’ve been more excited to see Ocean’s 8 than any other summer movie. Well, actually, it’s easy to explain. Have you seen how cool Cate Blanchett looks in the trailers? Every time I watched …
Runtime: 2 hours, 7 minutesRating: RDirector: Ari Aster Quick Impressions:I don’t like most horror movies, and I didn’t like this one either. First of all, it was no fun to watch, and secondly, it wasn’t scary. These criticisms seem fairly damning, I realize, but perhaps Hereditary is a film that …
