Greta Gerwig dismantles the patriarchy and more in the biggest, boldest, and most stupid-fun smash of the summer! Tackling a complex array of themes, Gerwig finds a way to have her cake and it too, simultaneously criticizing and celebrating Barbie to create an ode to artifice that joyously peels back the plastic surface to find the humanity and spirituality deep within. Don’t be fooled, this Barbie is for everyone.
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Damien Chazelle returns to take audiences on a viscerally gripping and intensely emotional voyage to the stars with First Man. The film cuts through the exterior of Neil Armstrong’s “all-American hero” image to present us with a more complex and complete picture that is sure to inspire with awe.
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Creating another Blade Runner film has got to be a daunting task, but Denis Villeneuve rose to the occasion and absolutely knocked it out of the park with Blade Runner 2049. Villeneuve not only succeeded in making one of the best sequels of all time, but also his own masterpiece, a film that manages to stand on its own as much as it expounds upon the world and mythos of the of the Ridley Scott film that started it all. Accompanied by Roger Deakins' stunning cinematography, it's a film you can easily get lost in with regard to the visuals, and, like its predecessor, 2049 offers a fair amount of intellectual fat to chew on, so much so you'll likely leave the theater with a little fat between your teeth; though, admittedly, not as much as the 1982 masterpiece.
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