The Traitor Among Us (Film Review: “Breach”)
- By Norma
- July 20, 2018
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A timely, true-life spy thriller from a decade ago about arguably the largest Soviet counter-intelligence breach in U.S. history, whose cost to our country is still being measured today. Continue Reading →
The Final Escort Home (Film Review: “Last Flag Flying”)
- By Norma
- July 13, 2018
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Last Flag Flying is a poignant yet comedic road trip movie that honors the sacrosanct fraternity of brothers-in-arms while castigating a wartime culture that sacrifices so many in the name of Honor. Continue Reading →
Small Town Crime Noir, In Reverse (Film Review: “Shimmer Lake”)
- By Norma
- July 6, 2018
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If you can count backwards from five, you’re sure to enjoy one of the freshest crime thrillers to come out of small town America since Fargo. Continue Reading →
Welcome Home, Stranger (Film Review: “Outside In”)
- By Norma
- June 8, 2018
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Returning after a 20 year unjust incarceration, a young man’s only connection is with the former high school teacher who dedicated her life to setting him free. Continue Reading →
The Admission Process (Film Review: “Brad’s Status”)
- By Norma
- May 4, 2018
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Ben Stiller brings middle-age angst and peer envy to new heights in the story of a father whose college visit trip with his son dredges up his own youthful idealistic ambitions, challenging him to re-evaluate his entire life since. Continue Reading →
Those Nice, Bright Colors (Film Review: “Kodachrome”)
- By Norma
- April 27, 2018
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In Netflix’s new Kodachrome, Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen shine in a moving road trip movie about an estranged father and son as they face the fractured images of a broken past to see if there’s something worth salvaging between them, after all. Continue Reading →
No ‘Call for Backup’ on the Reservation (Film Review: “Wind River”)
- By Norma
- March 23, 2018
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A tense thriller set in the wintry hinterland of a Wyoming Indian reservation, Wind River is as compelling a crime story as it is a somber reflection on the ruptured culture of a misplaced people. Continue Reading →