The Farewell follows a family’s decision to not inform the family matriarch that she is dying of lung cancer and has mere months to live. It’s better this way, they say. We will carry this emotional burden for her in her. While this film does have its happy moments, it’s the snapshots of extreme, sudden emotion that Lulu Wang handles especially well — likely because this story stems from her own life and family. If you’re looking for a charming, slightly sad, and ultimately optimistic movie to occupy a cold afternoon, The Farewell couldn’t be more perfect.
Read MoreWhat do you get when you cross the whimsy of animation with the bizarreness of an indie darling? Miranda July’s Kajillionaire. Not everyone will like this movie but that’s kind of the point of it. July has a quiet kind of confidence that only makes us more excited to see what else she can bring to the big screen.
Read MoreWhere past versions of this film typically feature the same, unpopular-and-aspiring-to-date-the-hot-girl male lead, Booksmart instead chooses to focus on something more realistic and fresh. Something fun. If you’ve ever listened to Ribs by Lorde and felt a glow of nostalgia in your heart, this is the film version of that feeling.
Read MoreIt’s pretty clear that Mary is little more than a flimsy house of cards made up of stereotypes, tropes, and disconnected plot points. A single gust of reason is enough to send this whole thing collapsing.
Read More27 Dresses is the kind of film we thought of as the perfect rom-com for years. At least, until we watched it. The film stars late-2000s rom-com queen Katherine Heigel as Jane alongside James Marsden as... well, it doesn't matter. What matters is that this film promises and fails to deliver on everything one would expect. We'd recommend putting on just about any other movie.
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