Film Reviews

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 [...]

Barry Lyndon

By Max Oxley| 2018-07-15T19:00:54+00:00 July 9th, 2018|

There has never been widespread debate over which of Stanley Kubrick’s films was his greatest comedy. [...]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

By Max Oxley| 2018-06-26T14:32:52+00:00 June 26th, 2018|

When 'Jurassic World' hit theaters three summers ago, the general response could be described as a [...]

Annhilation

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-06-03T16:19:15+00:00 June 3rd, 2018|

In "Annihilation," long-time British paranormal devotee Alex Garland boards the cellular mutation express and doesn't get [...]

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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.