As I walked into A Simple Favor, there was one question looming in my mind.  And no, it wasn’t, “what happened to Emily?” The question was could Paul Fieg direct a thriller? Fieg, known for some of the great comedies this decade with Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, and Ghostbusters has never done a movie quite like this before.  Film history has been mixed on comedic directors going towards the dramatic side.  Sometimes it’s been great, like…

        One of the things that excites me most as a critic is seeing new voices.  New directors who show us something fresh and unique that strays away from the norm of cinema.  It offers up an interesting film-going experience, as well as gets me excited for the future of cinema. Kin is the debut film from twin directors Jonathon and Josh Baker and it is an impressive debut.  Though the film is…

I’m so confused as to what in the actual hell I just watched.  The Happytime Murders is a movie that makes zero sense.  It makes no sense in it’s tone, it makes no sense in it’s logic, it makes no sense that it was made.  It was truly one of the most mind-boggling film-going experiences I’ve had in 2018. And you’re probably thinking, “Kevin, it’s a movie with puppets, why are you thinking so hard about…

      Crazy Rich Asians is one of the most enjoyable movies I have seen in 2018.  It’s a fun, funny, exciting, heart-warming movie about culture, family, and the power of love. Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is an NYU economics professor, happily dating the seemingly normal Nick Young (Henry Golding).  When Nick invites Rachel to Singapore for his best friends wedding, Rachel quickly finds out that Nick is part of a real estate empire…

        Spike Lee burst on to the cinematic scene in the late 80’s and immediately became a name to be reckoned with.  With his brash style and socially conscience films, Lee produced some masterful films, like Do the Right Thing, which is an American masterpiece, and Malcolm X, a searing biopic about the civil rights leader.  Lee kicked off the 2000’s with one to the most underrated films of this millennium, 25th Hour, and it…