Tag: Film Review
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Austin Film Festival: A Patient Man Review
Independent film reflects on the condition of the human mind in drama thriller. To read ACCENT’s interview with the filmmakers, click here. Review by: Nalani Nuylan How do we know the people we choose to befriend? By proxy, how well does the audience know the character(s) they are following? “A Patient Man” is the film…
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SXSW Film Review: Ready Player One
Written by Tracy Fuller Spielberg Captures The Heart of Life in Ready Player One Ready Player One, the novel by Ernest Cline, on screen is a brilliant merger of the mind of Steven Spielberg and the adoption of the screenplay. Here is a film that any pop culture fanboy will cherish. With it premiering at…
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Film Review: Love, Simon
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by Ruben Hernandez When it comes to film, many approaches on what high school looks like have been made; some more accurate than others. Love, Simon takes a classic approach to high school with aspects as parties, friends in groups of four, and even half-eating breakfast while walking out the door are all present…
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Film Review: Game Night
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by Tracy Fuller Game Night is a film about competitive game-loving partiers who end up taking their game night to the extreme. It is unquestionably a piercingly hilarious film that takes things to the edge. Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, and written by Mark Perez. The main characters, Max and Annie (Jason…
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Film Review: Mudbound
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Written by Tracy Fuller The McAllan family is a working-family raising their children on a Mississippi farm. The Jacksons are a sharecropping family on a Mississippi farm. Both families have a son returning from the World War II to work the land. Jamie McAllan (Garrett Hedlund) and Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell) suffer from PTSD…