Movie Reviews

ESPN’s latest documentary, The Last Dance, is a ten-part documentary series chronicling the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their journey to their sixth championship.  The Bulls gave the documentary team unprecedented coverage, giving us a truly immersive experience into what one of the greatest teams the NBA has ever had went through during their final season. ESPN just aired the sixth episode of the ten-part documentary series.  Here is a recap and review of Episode Six…

ESPN’s latest documentary, The Last Dance, is a ten-part documentary series chronicling the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their journey to their sixth championship.  The Bulls gave the documentary team unprecedented coverage, giving us a truly immersive experience into what one of the greatest teams the NBA has ever had went through during their final season. ESPN just aired the fifth episode of the ten-part documentary series.  Here is a recap and review of Episode Five…

ESPN’s latest documentary, The Last Dance, is a ten-part documentary series chronicling the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their journey to their sixth championship.  The Bulls gave the documentary team unprecedented coverage, giving us a truly immersive experience into what one of the greatest teams the NBA has ever had went through during their final season. ESPN just aired the third episode of the ten-part documentary series.  Here is a recap and review of Episode Four…

ESPN’s latest documentary, The Last Dance, is a ten-part documentary series chronicling the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their journey to their sixth championship.  The Bulls gave the documentary team unprecedented coverage, giving us a truly immersive experience into what one of the greatest teams the NBA has ever had went through during their final season. ESPN just aired the third episode of the ten-part documentary series.  Here is a recap and my review of Episode…

      Since his debut film The Snowtown Murders in 2011, director Justin Kurzel has established a unique voice as a filmmaker.  When Kurzel makes a film, you’re in for something like you’ve never seen before.  Following The Snowtown Murders, Kurzel made a dark, brooding adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.  It is unlike any Shakespeare adaption before or after it.  His third feature film was Assassin’s Creed, adapted from the popular video game.  Though it didn’t make…

ESPN’s latest documentary, The Last Dance, is a ten-part documentary series chronicling the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their journey to their sixth championship.  The Bulls gave the documentary team unprecedented coverage, giving us a truly immersive experience into what one of the greatest teams the NBA has ever had went through during their final season. Growing up in a suburb of Chicago throughout the 90’s, this Bulls team was an essential part of my life…

ESPN’s latest documentary, The Last Dance, is a ten-part documentary series chronicling the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and their journey to their sixth championship.  The Bulls gave the documentary team unprecedented coverage, giving us a truly immersive experience into what one of the greatest teams the NBA has ever had went through during their final season. Growing up in a suburb of Chicago throughout the 90’s, this Bulls team was an essential part of my life…

          The Other Lamb brings together two genres I didn’t think would mix well: cult horror and coming of age.  However, the result of the film is a rather good one.  This is a gripping, chilling, slow-burning film about one girl who begins to question everything in the cult she has spent her entire life in. Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has lived her entire life in a cult run by a man known…

          As an American, one of the greatest rights we have is the right to vote.  The democratic system allows the American people to choose who they want as their elected official for places like their village, their state, and their country.  Not every country gets this right, which what makes voting so important in America. But after the 2016 presidential election, where there were rumors and evidence of Russian interference…

This review was first published at Vents Magazine.  Link here.                   Thinking of Vin Diesel’s career as a movie star is interesting.  When we think of Vin Diesel, the first thing that pops into most people’s minds is the Fast and Furious franchise, where Diesel plays the leader of a group of car-racing thieves Dominic Toretto.  But beyond the Fast and Furious, what else is Vin Diesel?  He’s had other franchises, the Riddick franchise…