Cinematic Considerations Releasing a film about a religious election mere weeks before a presidential one in real life seems at first glance a bit too on the nose. However, filmmaker Edward Berger’s taut thriller paints a largely escapist look at the struggles men face when presented with opportunit...

Cinematic Considerations Sometimes the best movies are the simplest. Director John Crowley — best known for his Oscar-nominated period romantic drama “Brooklyn” — returns with a much more contemporary, yet equally compelling, satisfying piece of cinema with “We Live In Time.” The film does not hesit...

Cinematic Considerations So much happens in the first five minutes of writer/ director Jason Reitman’s new movie “Saturday Night,” that it’s overwhelming. Seven characters, all working at breakneck speed, are introduced, and the audience is whipped through the halls of a television studio. The camer...

Cinematic Considerations Bringing characters back from the dead after 36 years requires a real need for new storytelling or an ardent desire from fans...

Cinematic Considerations Director Sean McNamara got his start in filmmaking during the 1980s, working as the primary sound engineer for Ronald Reagan’...

Cinematic Considerations Awoman and her best friend are whisked away at a moment’s notice by an eccentric billionaire to his private island where they...