Reel Reviews | Me, Earl & the Dying Girl
A cocky, yet emotionally distant high school student learns the true meaning of real friendship in the moving comedy, Me, Earl and the Dying Girl.
Film Reviews
Reel Reviews | The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
One of the signature movements of the mid-1960’s, The Black Panther Party is lovingly profiled, warts and all, in the revealing documentary that explores the [read more]
Reel Reviews | Fresh Dressed
The story of the influences and impact of African-American culture and style is told by leading voices in hip-hop in the wildly entertaining but informative [read more]
Reel Reviews | The Overnight
A recently relocated couple have a night to remember when they are invited to the ultimate “playdate” in the comedy, The Overnight.
Reel Reviews | Stockholm, Pennsylvania
A young woman, abducted as a child, rejoins her birth family and the awkward realization that occurs as she discovers that she finds herself in [read more]
Reel Reviews | Z for Zachariah
Three survivors of an apocolyptic event figure out how to work together in the thoughtful drama, Z for Zachariah.
Reel Reviews | What Happened, Miss Simone
The portrait of a tortured, enigmatic, brilliant artist, Nina Simone, whose upbringing and isolation during the Jim Crow-era created a simmering inner-rage culminating during the [read more]
Reel Reviews | A Most Violent Year
by Tim Gordon On the latest episode of Reel Shorts, Travis Hopson and I discuss the crime drama, A Most Violent Year, on Around Town.