Directed by newcomer Matt Spicer, Ingrid Goes West emerges as an admittedly low-key funny social media satire with neither a novel nor clear message, exhilaratingly filtered with Instagram gloss that propels a cloud of loosely condescending irony. It follows the lonely life of a very insecure Ingrid Thornburn (Aubrey Plaza), a disturbed young woman who takesContinue reading “Ingrid Goes West”
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Avengers: Infinity War (minor spoilers)
Avengers: Infinity War delivers on its promise of being the biggest superhero event of the season, year, and decade. It’s exactly what you’d expect it to be, and a little bit more. Between two to three dozen superheroes in one movie, viewers will get tons of blow-ya-mind fight scenes in the movie’s 160 minutes, which, admittedly,Continue reading “Avengers: Infinity War (minor spoilers)”
Wind River
Taylor Sheridan’s true crime film Wind River is poetic, quiet, and intense. Every shot felt deliberate, every line carefully crafted and sincerely delivered. Wind River might be one of my favorite films this year. It knocked me out of the park. Sheridan’s film begins with Cory, Jeremy Renner’s character, hunting in the desolate snow-covered hillsContinue reading “Wind River”
Stacey Nguyen 