Film Review: Downsizing (2017)
At the beginning of Downsizing, we’re asked to imagine two things. The first is that world is on the brink of ecological disaster and…
Paul W. Downs
Film Review: Rough Night (2017)
Rough Night might feel pretty familiar, and in many ways it is, sticking to the formula of the ‘bachelor party gone wrong’ theme. But it…
Film Review: Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
Written and directed by Paul Downs Colazzio, and inspired by his roommate, Brittany Runs a Marathon is a perfectly likeable story about that tumultuous…
Film Review: Little Men (2016)
In his latest film Little Men, director Ira Sachs further demonstrates his ability to craft deeply humanistic portraits imbued with generous compassion. Focusing on…
Wednesdays with Woody: Anything Else (2003)
Anything Else tells the story of Jerry Faulk (Jason Biggs), a frustrated New York writer who scribbles one-liners for nightclub comedians while dreaming of…
Thievish Thursdays: The Sopranos
From the first episode, The Straits has been compared to David Chase‘s landmark HBO series The Sopranos. It’s easy to see where the comparisons…
Film Reviews
Reviewed films in alphabetical order. 0-9999 ’71 (2014) 1% (2017) 2 Days in New York (2012) 3 Hearts (2014) 12 O’Clock Boys (2013) 12…