Killers Of The Flower Moon: A Sobering, Slow-Burning American Epic

October 27, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

For his 26th feature film, Killers Of The Flower Moon, legendary director Martin Scorsese reteams with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and forges a tight bond with the Osage nation to respectfully and authentically tell this true story of Indigenous injustice. Based off the book of the same name by David Grann which focuses more on the investigation of the sinister murders of the Osage, Scorsese interestingly pivots the film’s focus to the love and betrayal that rests at the center of the tragic story, yielding profound and sobering results.

The Whale: A Sentimental Drama That Gets By On Its Performances

March 06, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

Following up his bonkers studio art film mother!, Darren Aronofsky pivots in an even smaller, more minimal, and restrained direction with his adaptation of Samuel Hunter’s 2012 play, The Whale. A self-professed “small movie with a big heart,” it’s a film overflowing with feeling, much of it sincere and played up to the rafters, that might not fully connect due to its narrative conveniences and overly stagey demeanor.

No Sudden Move: An Exceptionally Well-Crafted And Star-Studded Throwback Noir

July 19, 2021 / Aaron Haughton

Steven Soderbergh returns with No Sudden Move, an exceptionally well-crafted throwback noir that boasts his sharpest ensemble cast to date. Written by Ed Solomon (one half of the screenwriting team that gave us the Bill & Ted trilogy) and gorgeously lensed by Soderbergh himself, No Sudden Move marks his tightest film (in our opinion) since 2000’s Traffic. This ain’t nothing to sleep on!

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Killers Of The Flower Moon: A Sobering, Slow-Burning American Epic

The Whale: A Sentimental Drama That Gets By On Its Performances

No Sudden Move: An Exceptionally Well-Crafted And Star-Studded Throwback Noir