American Utopia was the perfect end to a lousy day. Byrne’s music felt like rain–rinsing, cleansing, healing.

Soul is a really, really good film. It’s ambitious without being pretentious.

The terror of where we are adds a frightening subtext to this cautionary tale of where we might be headed.

All this extra huffing and puffing somehow leads to diminishing returns–more hiking for less mountain.

It’s bound to provoke passionately polarized responses, replete with credible arguments that this might be either the best or worst thing Nolan has ever done.

If you can manage this ebb and flow of narrative energy, Ammonite will reward you with a compelling drama.

The filmmakers are clearly aiming for clever and edgy.  Still, it would’ve been nice to feel something for anybody in this entire movie.

Freaky ain’t the greatest shakes, but it does deliver something old and something new, all in one disposable little package.

If 100 minutes of unapologetic sweetness sounds like just your bag, head on over to Hulu and give this a look.  

Whereas many movies could’ve approached such a mid-life chasm with brittle resignation, Coppola opts for a dry, crackling sense of humor.