Jesse Owens is an American hero who just about everyone knows about. The feats that he accomplished in such a short period of time made the kind of humongous impact that proved to be earth-shattering and game changing. So when the film Race came along promising to tell the story of his life, you knew there was a great amount …

At some point in everyone’s life, there comes a time when decisions are made that boil down to the source of morality that exist in our hearts. How we attempt to justify our beliefs, practices and reactions will usually differ depending on who we are, but we’ll find ourselves in these positions to respond no matter what. In The Club …

A truly great film works on multiple levels. With each viewing you notice newness within the frame that you had not seen before. This is not to say that great films need be complicated. Anomalisa itself is quite simple, but its beauty is in its simplicity. The latest film by Charlie Kaufman, with co-director Duke Johnson, is stop-motion animation using …

I’m one of the people who never really enjoys films built around love stories. They’re usually tough to watch and are completely unrealistic. I understand they’re not geared toward me, so I can accept that they exist. However, there are some movies about this subject that aren’t bad. One of them is Brooklyn, a love stpry that doesn’t rely too …

Spending most or all of your life in Hollywood doesn’t mean that you know what it takes to make good movies. You would think that wouldn’t be the case, but as life shows us, being in such a position to learn doesn’t always translate into success. That’s how we get movies like By the Sea, a terrible picture from someone …