‘Antebellum’ is vapid, tone-deaf failure
“Antebellum” criticizes the most extreme forms of white supremacy, but offers little to no commentary on the covert, just as harmful behaviors of less hyperbolized actions.
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Author Archives: Olive Grimes
‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’ is flashy but forgettable pop art rom-com
Though its positive marks occasionally outweigh its negatives and may indeed mark a promising career for its debut curator, “The Broken Hearts Gallery” leaves little more impression than a flashy pop-up.
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‘Ahead of the Curve’ discusses radical queer visibility
The visual and narrative direction may be understated, but this simplicity allows it to better promote both the old and new guard of queer activism.
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‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ never fulfills its destiny
The film falls into a familiar reboot trap: “Face the Music” simply does too little to justify a return to its original material.
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‘Project Power’ is perplexingly weak superhero rehash
Between its flashy, technicolor visual sequences and admittedly excellent fight choreography, “Project Power” nods to more compelling thematic material — but, the film is content doing very little with it.
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‘Boys State’ orchestrates mock political chaos with surprising nuance
When every heartfelt conviction is matched with an ill-considered political meme and rehearsed talking points outnumber actual ideology, the result is an often hilarious, always compelling chaos.
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Berkeley on the big screen: A watchlist for a remote semester
There are a handful of films famously shot in Berkeley and the greater East Bay.
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‘River City Drumbeat’ struggles to keep its rhythm
At its best, “Drumbeat” is a touching exploration of family and generational trauma, capturing passion and empathy in these community portraits.
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On emotional honesty, being left on read by movie theaters
Cutting Room Floor
Have you ever slid into the Facebook direct messages of a movie theater? Now I can say that I have, and it ghosted me.
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‘The Fight’ portrays ACLU’s legal battles against Trump with compelling humanity
Though politically engaged audiences may hazily recall how each of these stories end, “The Fight” brings a novel humanity and urgency to these landmark cases.
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