Personal Shopper

A woman struggling to deal with the death of her brother desperately seeks a sign from the afterlife so that she can find peace in Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper. I’ll preface this by saying that I’ve never really been a fan of Kristen Stewart because I find her acting to be stilted and distant. My opinion…

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

A squad of soldiers is honoured by appearing in a Thanksgiving football game Halftime show after becoming a symbol of hope for the American people in Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Contrast is what underscores this film. For these soldiers the glitz and glamour of a the celebrity focused halftime show couldn’t be…

Café Society

A directionless New Yorker moves out to Hollywood so that he can find some kind of purpose in life in Woody Allen’s Café Society. It’s a very familiar story that we will all have seen done a thousand times before. Nothing about the plot of the film will come across as surprising. Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg)…