Film Reviews

Hereditary

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-09-23T12:02:11+00:00 September 23rd, 2018|

Annie's aging and demented mother has just died, in some respects not a moment too soon [...]

The Endless

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-09-23T12:20:13+00:00 September 15th, 2018|

In Justin Benson's and Aaron Moorhead's chatty time-loop flick, siblings Justin Smith (Benson) and brother Aaron [...]

Ready Player One

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-09-15T14:09:34+00:00 September 12th, 2018|

About the time George Lucas and Steven Spielberg embarked on their magical mystery romp to revive [...]

In A Quiet Place

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-09-23T12:18:40+00:00 September 11th, 2018|

Rarely does a film open with the sounds of a child's tiptoeing and linger on those [...]

BlacKkKlansman

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-09-12T14:45:20+00:00 September 5th, 2018|

Director Spike Lee brings his narrative genius to the true story of rookie black cop Ron [...]

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

By Max Oxley| 2018-09-12T14:46:23+00:00 September 5th, 2018|

There was a moment where the traditional romantic comedy was in real trouble. The heady days [...]

Duck Butter

By Max Oxley| 2018-08-09T12:03:05+00:00 August 9th, 2018|

In the age of dating apps, true intimacy is a difficult goal. People spend so much [...]

Shoplifters

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-08-03T11:33:50+00:00 August 3rd, 2018|

At a critical juncture in Japanese writer-director Koreeda Hirokazu’s 21st-century take on Dickensian-style urban misery, the [...]

A Ciambra

By Dianne Bennett| 2018-07-30T19:53:31+00:00 July 30th, 2018|

Italian neorealism resurfaces in Italian-New York-born director Jonas Carpignano’s “A Ciambra,” a window onto the unrelenting [...]

The Tale

By Max Oxley| 2018-08-17T15:16:42+00:00 July 15th, 2018|

Child sexual abuse is a deeply unsettling subject. It’s difficult to write about and a nearly [...]

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Marcia Yarrow

Military brat Marcia Yarrow was born in Hamburg. She grew up in Germany, Spain, and Provo, Utah. She studied film at USC and now lives in London.

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Max Oxley

Born and raised in South-East London, Max Oxley spends the majority of his time either watching films or being stressed out by the fact he is currently not watching a film. A film school dropout, he now pursues a career in lounging around in the English countryside.