Blake Howard 8/25/16 Blake Howard 8/25/16

Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie (2015) Movie Review - "Under-exposed"

From Neo-Nazis and the KKK, to swingers and born again Christians, it seems as though Louis Theroux has covered all bases. This time around, he exposes us to the world of Scientology - or does he?

Blake Howard 8/10/16 Blake Howard 8/10/16

Green Room (2015) Movie Review: "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"

Hope cased within the bleak despair makes Saulnier an essential filmmaker to follow.

Blake Howard 6/22/16 Blake Howard 6/22/16

The Endless River (Oliver Hermanus - 2015) Movie Review [Sydney Film Festival]

South Africa is racial battleground. The wounds of the apartheid era and the institutional prejudice continue to affect the country.

Blake Howard 6/14/16 Blake Howard 6/14/16

Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée - 2015) Movie Review [Sydney Film Festival]

Leading man Jake Gyllenhaal continues his performance hot streak (Prisoners, Enemy, Nightcrawler, Southpaw) in director Jean-Marc Vallée's Demolition; a stirring ride towards necessary self destruction.

Blake Howard 6/13/16 Blake Howard 6/13/16

High-Rise (Ben Wheatley - 2015) Movie Review [Sydney Film Festival]

Ben Wheatley is a filmmaker that rails against a passive viewing experience; forcing the audience to unpack and study every frame of the his constantly intriguing enigma.

Blake Howard 5/15/16 Blake Howard 5/15/16

The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos - 2015) Movie Review

Welcome to The Lobster, a divinely weird satire of romantic conformity from Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. It's a recipe that's as weird as it is tragic, as philosophically sabre sharp as it is hilarious; this is a film that deserves your time.

Blake Howard 4/12/16 Blake Howard 4/12/16

Beasts of No Nation (Cary Joji Fukunaga - 2015) Movie Review

Jane Eyre, True Detective and now Beasts of No Nation; Cary Joji Fukunaga is one of the world's most exciting and versatile filmmakers.

Blake Howard 3/18/16 Blake Howard 3/18/16

Steve Jobs (Danny Boyle - 2015) Movie Review

Thank you Danny Boyle, thank you Aaron Sorkin, thank you linesmen and ball boys; the Ashton Kutcher certified piece of excrement "Jobs" has been successfully eclipsed by this inventive and kinetic glimpse into the life of tech icon Steve Jobs.

Blake Howard 3/16/16 Blake Howard 3/16/16

The Danish Girl (Tom Hooper - 2015) Movie Review

The Danish Girl underscores that in about 90 years, society collectively remains in a state of arrested development with transgender issues.

Blake Howard 3/16/16 Blake Howard 3/16/16

The Big Short (Adam McKay - 2015) Movie Review

...the very best that a satire can hope to achieve.

Blake Howard 3/16/16 Blake Howard 3/16/16

Joy (David O. Russell - 2015) Movie Review

For the all the uplifting and inspirational moments of Joy's determination portrayed throughout the film, there's an overwhelming sense of emptiness that we've ultimately watched a film advocating the American consumerist dream.

Blake Howard 3/10/16 Blake Howard 3/10/16

Anomalisa (Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman - 2015) Movie Review

Anomalisa is an impressive technical feat and another Kaufman film that grows like a virus in your subconscious.

Blake Howard 3/4/16 Blake Howard 3/4/16

The Martian (Ridley Scott - 2015) Movie Review

I like my "alone in space" movies to be far weirder and more cerebral than The Martian. Scott or Damon can stay on Mars; fly me to to Sam Rockwell and the Moon or directly into the Sun with Danny Boyle.