Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Mulan

No Mushu, no songs, no problem. It’s an empowering action spectacle  that, although it stumbles out of the gate, is held aloft by its progressive depiction of life in the barracks, lush pageantry and committed actors who who hit more than they miss. Is it worth...

The Etruscan Smile

Various story elements don’t resonate on their own, but as a whole the film grows on you, and is poignant in the end. Is it worth $10?...

Bloodshot

It’s big, dumb and loud, but it’s also better than it has any right to be. If you’re in the mood for mindless entertainment, you could do a lot worse. Is it worth $10?...

Onward

Onward! to mediocrity… Is it worth $10? Yes, but $11 would be pushing...

Greed

It’s supposed to be a comedy, but it’s not funny; it does moderately work, however, as a social commentary on the disparity between the rich and the middle class. Is it worth $10?...

Corpus Christi

How does a brooding 20-year-old, just released from juvie, convince the residents of a remote Polish village he’s a Catholic priest? By marching to the beat of his own drum, with the expected consequences. Anchored by a galvanizing central performance, this Polish...