Family
Film Review – Left-Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl (2025) marks the solo directing debut of Shih-Ching Tsou. She previously co-directed Take Out (2004) with Sean Baker and has since helped produced his films from Tangerine (2015) through Red Rocket (2021). With this latest release, the two have switched roles, in a way, with Tsou taking the director’s chair and Baker…
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Film Review – The Phoenician Scheme
After the densely layered Asteroid City (2023) and the ambitious set of Netflix short films, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) might feel a little…conventional. But of course, convention isn’t really Anderson’s forte, is it? In terms of artistry, the writer/director has firmly planted himself as one of the most recognizable filmmakers…
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Film Review – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Watching a Wallace & Gromit film feels a bit like coming home. There’s something about the pairing of a good natured but absent-minded inventor and his trusty dog that is sweet and endearing. Although their world is made up of stop motion animation, the connection we have…
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Film Review – The Garfield Movie
The joy of the Garfield comic strip was in its simplicity. In just a few bite-sized portions, readers could ascertain the entire dynamic of the characters. Garfield was the wisecracking orange cat who loved lasagna. He treated the human Jon Arbuckle more as a roommate…
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Film Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
For those that came of age in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Chicken Run (2000) stands alongside other beloved Aardman Studio productions as an entertaining and thoughtful stop motion adventure. Combining a childlike charm with an adult-style wit, the film worked on several different levels. How many family…
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Film Review – Leo
The Adam Sandler and Netflix train keeps on chugging, this time with the animated family film, Leo (2023). Just like a previous foray into animation – Eight Crazy Nights (2002) – this latest outing attempts to balance the crude humor Sandler has long been known for, along with a wholesomeness that can adhere…
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Film Review – Flora and Son
Ever since his critically acclaimed Once (2007), writer/director John Carney has routinely come back to explore the connective power of music. Whether it’s in Begin Again (2013) or Sing Street (2016), Carney has taken a deliberately sentimental approach in how music can heal, inspire, and draw empathy. He basks so deeply in this…
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Film Review – Peter Pan & Wendy
Writer/director David Lowery is establishing himself as one of the premiere fantasy filmmakers. Whether his work is centered around family-oriented tales (such as Pete’s Dragon (2016)) or adult centered fables (The Green Knight (2021)/A Ghost Story (2017)), Lowery has the ability to craft fantastical elements with sincerity and intelligence. He takes…
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