February 2018

Film Review: ‘Black Panther’ is a fresh superhero film with well-defined heroes and villains

February 18, 2018

Since the early 2000s, the superhero genre has taken theaters and the box office by storm. One would think by now that this genre, lucrative though it may be, would have grown stale over the years. Yet, many of these films, whether a standalone, a sequel or a piece in a much larger cinematic puzzle, … More Film Review: ‘Black Panther’ is a fresh superhero film with well-defined heroes and villains

Film Review: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ raises moral questions in the face of grief and forgiveness

February 11, 2018

Grief manifests itself in any number of ways — anger, denial, sadness, even apathy. In the case of Mildred Hayes in writer/director Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” her grief takes the form of an advertisement on three billboards situated outside — you guessed it — Ebbing, Missouri. Following the brutal death of her … More Film Review: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ raises moral questions in the face of grief and forgiveness