Hollywood is an enticing place in the eyes of many. It’s where plenty of people flock in order to make it big in entertainment. Some do succeed, but it’s not usually without hard work and dedication. In We Are Your Friends, audiences are introduced to a young man with those same hopes and a work ethic that could help him …

Learning to Drive is a failure, but not in the way you may be thinking. It does not fail to accurately tell a story or create an emotional response; it does so with clunky but adequate results. Instead Learning to Drive fails to realize what the more meaningful story is within the film. Learning to Drive starts with Darwan (Ben …

In life, influential figures from various segments of society are often forgotten by future generations. It’s something that occurs for a plethora of reasons, but failing to remember who and what came before you never really helps anyone. That’s why films like Straight Outta Compton are good to have around. If they’re done correctly, these kinds of pictures can give …

James Ponsoldt’s intimate and deeply moving The End of the Tour is a cinematic adaptation of David Lipsky’s memoir, “Although You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace.” Given the love I have for Ponsoldt’s poignant coming-of-age story The Spectacular Now, a picture that made me cry on more than one occasion, I had high expectations …

Immigration gets a great deal of attention here in America, but it’s an issue in many other countries as well. Many of us don’t know how it is to be one of the people caught in these situations, so it may be difficult for us to understand the many trials and tribulations that come with it. In Samba, we get …